diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f19eb502d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, udev }:
+
+let version = "2.1.4"; in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "libcec-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/libcec-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0iz11zclbs3gk4ddq0pm4vyq015qmvy4nb9sra3vk6jw58izbgkr";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig udev ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "USB CEC adapter communication library";
+    homepage = "http://libcec.pulse-eight.com";
+    repositories.git = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git";
+    license = "GPLv2+";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 090929eba23c..40a173e21170 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5543,6 +5543,8 @@ let
     then libcanberra.override { gtk = null; }
     else libcanberra;
 
+  libcec = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcec { };
+
   libcello = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcello {};
 
   libcdaudio = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcdaudio { };