diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/shadowsocks-libev/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/shadowsocks-libev/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e49f2e5dd63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/shadowsocks-libev/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ withPolarSSL ? false
+, stdenv, fetchurl, zlib
+, openssl ? null
+, polarssl ? null
+}:
+
+let
+
+  version = "2.4.5";
+  sha256 = "08bf7f240ee39fa700aac636ca84b65f2f0cfbcfa63a0783afb05872940067e2";
+
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  inherit version;
+  name = "shadowsocks-libev-${version}";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    inherit sha256;
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ zlib ]
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!withPolarSSL) openssl
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional withPolarSSL polarssl;
+
+  configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional (withPolarSSL)
+                     [ "--with-crypto-library=polarssl"
+                       "--with-polarssl=${polarssl}"
+                     ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A lightweight secured SOCKS5 proxy";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Shadowsocks-libev is a lightweight secured SOCKS5 proxy for embedded devices and low-end boxes.
+      It is a port of Shadowsocks created by @clowwindy, which is maintained by @madeye and @linusyang.
+    '';
+    homepage = https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.nfjinjing ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 38d8bf296423..c6366ea85a64 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3133,6 +3133,8 @@ let
 
   sg3_utils = callPackage ../tools/system/sg3_utils { };
 
+  shadowsocks-libev = callPackage ../tools/networking/shadowsocks-libev { };
+
   sharutils = callPackage ../tools/archivers/sharutils { };
 
   shotwell = callPackage ../applications/graphics/shotwell {