diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glui/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glui/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35d97712fa40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glui/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, freeglut, mesa, libXmu, libXext, libX11, libXi}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "glui-2.35";
+  buildInputs = [freeglut mesa libXmu libXext libX11 libXi];
+  preConfigure = ''cd src'';
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out"/{bin,lib,share/glui/doc,include}
+    cp -rT bin "$out/bin"
+    cp -rT lib "$out/lib"
+    cp -rT include "$out/include"
+    cp -rT doc "$out/share/glui/doc"
+    cp LICENSE.txt "$out/share/glui/doc"
+  '';
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/glui/Source/2.36/glui-2.36.tgz";
+    sha256 = "11r7f0k5jlbl825ibhm5c6bck0fn1hbliya9x1f253ikry1mxvy1";
+  };
+  meta = {
+    description = ''A user interface library using OpenGL'';
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.zlib ;
+    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c05e16ace56d..27a935eed119 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7131,6 +7131,8 @@ in
     camlimages = ocamlPackages.camlimages_4_0;
   };
 
+  glui = callPackage ../development/libraries/glui {};
+
   gmime = callPackage ../development/libraries/gmime { };
 
   gmm = callPackage ../development/libraries/gmm { };