diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sy/symphony/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/symphony/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51d3316c7d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sy/symphony/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, coin-utils
+, CoinMP
+, gfortran
+, libtool
+, glpk
+, osi
+, pkg-config
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "symphony";
+  version = "5.7.2";
+
+  outputs = [ "out" ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "coin-or";
+    repo = "SYMPHONY";
+    rev = "releases/${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-OdTUMG3iVhjhw5uKtUnsLCZ4DfMjYHm8+/ozfmw7J6c=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ libtool pkg-config glpk gfortran CoinMP osi coin-utils ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "SYMPHONY is an open-source solver, callable library, and development framework for mixed-integer linear programs (MILPs) written in C with a number of unique features";
+    homepage = "https://www.coin-or.org/SYMPHONY/index.htm";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/coin-or/SYMPHONY/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    license = lib.licenses.epl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ b-rodrigues ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 768ef11ea83f..0549ea253e37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ let
     Rbwa = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     trackViewer = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     themetagenomics = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    Rsymphony = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     NanoMethViz = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     RcppMeCab = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     HilbertVisGUI = with pkgs; [ pkg-config which ];
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ let
     mashr = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     hadron = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     AMOUNTAIN = [ pkgs.gsl ];
-    Rsymphony = with pkgs; [ pkg-config doxygen graphviz subversion ];
+    Rsymphony = with pkgs; [ symphony doxygen graphviz subversion cgl clp];
     tcltk2 = with pkgs; [ tcl tk ];
     rswipl = with pkgs; [ ncurses.dev libxcrypt zlib.dev ];
     tikzDevice = with pkgs; [ which texliveMedium ];