diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/boost-process/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/boost-process/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59d25a767329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/boost-process/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "boost-process-0.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.highscore.de/boost/process0.5/process.zip";
+    sha256 = "1v9y9pffb2b7p642kp9ic4z6kg42ziizmyvbgrqd1ci0i4gn0831";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
+  unpackPhase = ''
+    mkdir $name
+    cd $name
+    unzip $src
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/include
+    cp -r boost $out/include
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "http://www.highscore.de/boost/process0.5/";
+    description = "Library to manage system processes";
+    license = "boost-license";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = maintainers.abbradar;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a5314759b714..0298f5978c9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4866,6 +4866,8 @@ let
   boost156 = callPackage ../development/libraries/boost/1.56.nix { };
   boost = boost156;
 
+  boost_process = callPackage ../development/libraries/boost-process { };
+
   botan = callPackage ../development/libraries/botan { };
   botanUnstable = callPackage ../development/libraries/botan/unstable.nix { };