diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mps/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mps/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d01f5f84fec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mps/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, sqlite }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mps-${version}";
+  version = "1.113.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url    = "http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/mps/release/${version}/mps-kit-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0v4difh3yl2mvpvnwlavhaags945l1452g07fllhdbpzgbjay79i";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook sqlite ];
+
+  # Fix a slightly annoying build failure in 'make install'
+  patchPhase = "substituteInPlace ./Makefile.in --replace /hot/Release /hot";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A flexible memory management and garbage collection library";
+    homepage    = "http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/mps";
+    license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.sleepycat;
+    platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.thoughtpolice ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7e81a39ec083..9fdde18bee19 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5304,6 +5304,8 @@ let
 
   mlt = callPackage ../development/libraries/mlt { };
 
+  mps = callPackage ../development/libraries/mps { };
+
   libmpeg2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libmpeg2 { };
 
   mpeg2dec = libmpeg2;