diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/msr-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/msr-tools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..128f3eac2635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/msr-tools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "msr-tools-${version}";
+  version = "1.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://01.org/sites/default/files/downloads/msr-tools/${name}.zip";
+    sha256 = "07hxmddg0l31kjfmaq84ni142lbbvgq6391r8bd79wpm819pnigr";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace /usr/sbin $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Tool to read/write from/to MSR CPU registers on Linux";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b3cf517303d4..dd127ea6a476 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1032,6 +1032,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mongodb-tools = callPackage ../tools/misc/mongodb-tools { };
 
+  msr-tools = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/msr-tools { };
+
   mstflint = callPackage ../tools/misc/mstflint { };
 
   mcelog = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/mcelog {