diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/jalv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/jalv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5655c7d832b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/jalv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, gtk, jackaudio, lilv, lv2, pkgconfig, python
+, serd, sord , sratom, suil }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation  rec {
+  name = "jalv-${version}";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://download.drobilla.net/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1hq968fhiz86428krqhjl3vlw71bigc9bsfcv97zgvsjh0fh6qa0";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    gtk jackaudio lilv lv2 pkgconfig python serd sord sratom suil
+  ];
+
+  configurePhase = "python waf configure --prefix=$out";
+
+  buildPhase = "python waf";
+
+  installPhase = "python waf install";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A simple but fully featured LV2 host for Jack";
+    homepage = http://drobilla.net/software/jalv;
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7eea6c3aba63..93918671fb60 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7360,6 +7360,8 @@ let
 
   jackmeter = callPackage ../applications/audio/jackmeter { };
 
+  jalv = callPackage ../applications/audio/jalv { };
+
   jedit = callPackage ../applications/editors/jedit { };
 
   jigdo = callPackage ../applications/misc/jigdo { };