diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/biniou/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/biniou/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59f30de5e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/biniou/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, ocaml, findlib, easy-format}:
+let
+  pname = "biniou";
+  version = "1.0.9";
+  webpage = "http://mjambon.com/${pname}.html";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://mjambon.com/releases/${pname}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "14j3hrhbjqxbizr1pr8fcig9dmfzhbjjwzwyc99fcsdic67w8izb";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ocaml findlib easy-format ];
+
+  createFindlibDestdir = true;
+
+  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    mkdir $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A binary data format designed for speed, safety, ease of use and backward compatibility as protocols evolve";
+    homepage = "${webpage}";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = ocaml.meta.platforms;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 11d06f40e50..eef352fc1e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3186,6 +3186,8 @@ let
       giflib = giflib_4_1;
     };
 
+    biniou = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/biniou { };
+
     ocaml_cairo = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ocaml-cairo { };
 
     cppo = callPackage ../development/tools/ocaml/cppo { };