diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/go-protobuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/go-protobuf/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..361fc74c729b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/go-protobuf/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+buildGoPackage rec {
+  name = "go-protobuf-${version}";
+  version = "2018-01-04";
+  rev = "1e59b77b52bf8e4b449a57e6f79f21226d571845";
+
+  goPackagePath = "github.com/golang/protobuf";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    inherit rev;
+    owner = "golang";
+    repo = "protobuf";
+    sha256 = "19bkh81wnp6njg3931wky6hsnnl2d1ig20vfjxpv450sd3k6yys8";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage    = "https://github.com/golang/protobuf";
+    description = " Go bindings for protocol buffer";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lewo ];
+    license     = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 10a5307a5b8d..7aa4b66554fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13111,6 +13111,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   go-bindata-assetfs = callPackage ../development/tools/go-bindata-assetfs { };
 
+  go-protobuf = callPackage ../development/tools/go-protobuf { };
+
   gocode = callPackage ../development/tools/gocode { };
 
   goconvey = callPackage ../development/tools/goconvey { };