diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/centerim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/centerim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..524b206059fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/centerim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, curl, ncurses, gpgme, libjpeg }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "centerim-4.22.10";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://centerim.org/download/releases/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0viz86jflp684vfginhl6aaw4gh2qvalc25anlwljjl3kkmibklk";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ openssl curl ncurses gpgme libjpeg ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-openssl=${openssl}" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.centerim.org/;
+    description = "Fork of CenterICQ, a curses instant messaging program";
+    license = "GPLv2+";
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 65618f55f521..67d9ee233971 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6448,6 +6448,8 @@ let
 
   cdrtools = callPackage ../applications/misc/cdrtools { };
 
+  centerim = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/centerim { };
+
   chatzilla = callPackage ../applications/networking/irc/chatzilla {
     xulrunner = firefox36Pkgs.xulrunner;
   };