diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/hexio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/hexio/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d75c7256ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/hexio/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchurl, python, pcsclite, pth, glibc }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "hexio";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  version = "201605";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    sha256 = "08jxkdi0gjsi8s793f9kdlad0a58a0xpsaayrsnpn9bpmm5cgihq";
+    rev = "f6f963bd0fcd2808977e0ad82dcb3100691cdd7c";
+    owner = "vanrein";
+    repo = "hexio";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ python pcsclite pth glibc ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace '-I/usr/local/include/PCSC/' '-I${pcsclite}/include/PCSC/' \
+      --replace '-L/usr/local/lib/pth' '-I${pth}/lib/'
+    '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib $out/sbin $out/man
+    make DESTDIR=$out PREFIX=/ all
+    make DESTDIR=$out PREFIX=/ install
+    '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Low-level I/O helpers for hexadecimal, tty/serial devices and so on";
+    homepage = https://github.com/vanrein/hexio;
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ leenaars ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0bbe78926ebc..b5dcd8b29724 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ in
 
   heatseeker = callPackage ../tools/misc/heatseeker { };
 
+  hexio = callPackage ../development/tools/hexio { };
+
   interlock = callPackage ../servers/interlock {};
 
   kapacitor = callPackage ../servers/monitoring/kapacitor { };