diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/jdk/jdk7-linux.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/jdk/jdk7-linux.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42a84fb16ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/jdk/jdk7-linux.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+{ swingSupport ? true
+, stdenv
+, requireFile
+, xlibs ? null
+, installjdk ? true
+, pluginSupport ? true
+, installjce ? false
+}:
+
+assert stdenv.system == "i686-linux" || stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux";
+assert swingSupport -> xlibs != null;
+
+let
+
+  /**
+   * The JRE libraries are in directories that depend on the CPU.
+   */
+  architecture =
+    if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then
+      "i386"
+    else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then
+      "amd64"
+    else
+      abort "jdk requires i686-linux or x86_64 linux";
+
+  jce =
+    if installjce then
+      requireFile {
+        name = "UnlimitedJCEPolicyJDK7.zip";
+        url = http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html;
+        sha256 = "0qljzfxbikm8br5k7rkamibp1vkyjrf6blbxpx6hn4k46f62bhnh";
+      }
+    else
+      null;
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name =
+    if installjdk then "jdk-1.7.0_45" else "jre-1.7.0_45";
+
+  src =
+    if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then
+      requireFile {
+        name = "jdk-7u45-linux-i586.tar.gz";
+        url = http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html;
+        sha256 = "1q0nw2rwmavcrssyigq76p1h00hm8kd3rhb5bdv7rbdcs0jxrjsa";
+      }
+    else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then
+      requireFile {
+        name = "jdk-7u45-linux-x64.tar.gz";
+        url = http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html;
+        sha256 = "06jbz536zycqkdpc7zriay0jidmj9nriqva60afsgpv93kcf9spj";
+      }
+    else
+      abort "jdk requires i686-linux or x86_64 linux";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    cd ..
+    if test -z "$installjdk"; then
+      mv $sourceRoot/jre $out
+    else
+      mv $sourceRoot $out
+    fi
+
+    for file in $out/*
+    do
+      if test -f $file ; then
+        rm $file
+      fi
+    done
+
+    if test -n "$installjdk"; then
+      for file in $out/jre/*
+      do
+        if test -f $file ; then
+          rm $file
+        fi
+      done
+    fi
+
+    # construct the rpath
+    rpath=
+    for i in $libraries; do
+        rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$i/lib
+    done
+
+    if test -z "$installjdk"; then
+      jrePath=$out
+    else
+      jrePath=$out/jre
+    fi
+
+    if test -n "$jce"; then
+      unzip $jce
+      cp -v jce/*.jar $jrePath/lib/security
+    fi
+
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/${architecture}/jli
+
+    # set all the dynamic linkers
+    find $out -type f -perm +100 \
+        -exec patchelf --interpreter "$(cat $NIX_GCC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+        --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
+
+    find $out -name "*.so" -exec patchelf --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
+
+    if test -z "$pluginSupport"; then
+      rm -f $out/bin/javaws
+      if test -n "$installjdk"; then
+        rm -f $out/jre/bin/javaws
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    mkdir $jrePath/lib/${architecture}/plugins
+    ln -s $jrePath/lib/${architecture}/libnpjp2.so $jrePath/lib/${architecture}/plugins
+  '';
+
+  inherit installjdk pluginSupport;
+
+  /**
+   * libXt is only needed on amd64
+   */
+  libraries =
+    [stdenv.gcc.libc] ++
+    (if swingSupport then [xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXext xlibs.libXtst xlibs.libXi xlibs.libXp xlibs.libXt] else []);
+
+  passthru.mozillaPlugin = if installjdk then "/jre/lib/${architecture}/plugins" else "/lib/${architecture}/plugins";
+
+  meta.license = "unfree";
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4887b05a2b6b..3f9f1ccf0470 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2817,6 +2817,8 @@ let
 
   oraclejdk = pkgs.jdkdistro true false;
 
+  oraclejdk7 = pkgs.oraclejdk7distro true false;
+
   oraclejre = lowPrio (pkgs.jdkdistro false false);
 
   jrePlugin = lowPrio (pkgs.jdkdistro false true);
@@ -2830,6 +2832,11 @@ let
     (if pluginSupport then appendToName "plugin" else x: x)
       (callPackage ../development/compilers/jdk/jdk6-linux.nix { });
 
+  oraclejdk7distro = installjdk: pluginSupport:
+    assert supportsJDK;
+    (if pluginSupport then appendToName "plugin" else x: x)
+      (callPackage ../development/compilers/jdk/jdk7-linux.nix { inherit installjdk; });
+
   jikes = callPackage ../development/compilers/jikes { };
 
   julia = callPackage ../development/compilers/julia {