diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/jack-capture/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/jack-capture/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b8f0f652a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/jack-capture/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, jackaudio, libsndfile, pkgconfig }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "jack_capture-${version}";
+  version = "0.9.69";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://archive.notam02.no/arkiv/src/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0sk7b92my1v1g7rhkpl1c608rb0rdb28m9zqfll95kflxajd16zv";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ jackaudio libsndfile pkgconfig ];
+
+  buildPhase = "PREFIX=$out make jack_capture";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp jack_capture $out/bin/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; { 
+    description = "A program for recording soundfiles with jack";
+    homepage = http://archive.notam02.no/arkiv/src;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index aaeaf48d2128..a5e69c7ebb0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7117,6 +7117,8 @@ let
 
   bip = callPackage ../applications/networking/irc/bip { };
 
+  jack_capture = callPackage ../applications/audio/jack-capture { };
+
   jackmeter = callPackage ../applications/audio/jackmeter { };
 
   jedit = callPackage ../applications/editors/jedit { };