diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7638757ff7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/8.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, unzip, makeWrapper, setJavaClassPath
+, zulu, glib, libxml2, libav_0_8, ffmpeg, libxslt, mesa_noglu, alsaLib
+, fontconfig, freetype, gnome2, cairo, gdk_pixbuf, atk, xorg
+, swingSupport ? true }:
+
+let
+  version = "8.21.0.1";
+  openjdk = "8.0.131";
+
+  sha256_linux = "0cr1wvk1ifdq69ia8sr6171yzciba8l5x7dszwa5g2v0vmmqq88p";
+  sha256_darwin = "0xq9bdzbdq8wq48gj6j56bw30l2iafz6sy1wdhrf92n9bnz5qmw7";
+
+  platform = if stdenv.isDarwin then "macosx" else "linux";
+  hash = if stdenv.isDarwin then sha256_darwin else sha256_linux;
+  extension = if stdenv.isDarwin then "zip" else "tar.gz";
+
+  libraries = [
+    stdenv.cc.libc glib libxml2 libav_0_8 ffmpeg libxslt mesa_noglu
+    xorg.libXxf86vm alsaLib fontconfig freetype gnome2.pango
+    gnome2.gtk cairo gdk_pixbuf atk
+  ] ++ (lib.optionals swingSupport (with xorg; [
+    xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXtst xorg.libXi xorg.libXp
+    xorg.libXt xorg.libXrender stdenv.cc.cc
+  ]));
+
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  inherit version openjdk platform hash extension;
+
+  name = "zulu-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu${version}-jdk${openjdk}-${platform}_x64.${extension}";
+    sha256 = hash;
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin unzip;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out
+    cp -r ./* "$out/"
+
+    jrePath="$out/jre"
+
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/jli
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/server
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/xawt
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64
+
+    # set all the dynamic linkers
+    find $out -type f -perm -0100 \
+        -exec patchelf --interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+        --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
+
+    find $out -name "*.so" -exec patchelf --set-rpath "$rpath" {} \;
+
+    mkdir -p $out/nix-support
+    printWords ${setJavaClassPath} > $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs
+
+    # Set JAVA_HOME automatically.
+    cat <<EOF >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
+    if [ -z "\$JAVA_HOME" ]; then export JAVA_HOME=$out; fi
+    EOF
+  '';
+
+  rpath = stdenv.lib.strings.makeLibraryPath libraries;
+
+  passthru = {
+    home = "${zulu}";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://www.azul.com/products/zulu/;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    description = "Certified builds of OpenJDK";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Certified builds of OpenJDK that can be deployed across multiple
+      operating systems, containers, hypervisors and Cloud platforms.
+    '';
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nequissimus fpletz ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
index f7638757ff7a..92f1f0a111ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchurl, unzip, makeWrapper, setJavaClassPath
 , zulu, glib, libxml2, libav_0_8, ffmpeg, libxslt, mesa_noglu, alsaLib
-, fontconfig, freetype, gnome2, cairo, gdk_pixbuf, atk, xorg
+, fontconfig, freetype, gnome2, cairo, gdk_pixbuf, atk, xorg, zlib
 , swingSupport ? true }:
 
 let
-  version = "8.21.0.1";
-  openjdk = "8.0.131";
+  version = "9.0.0.15";
+  openjdk = "9.0.0";
 
-  sha256_linux = "0cr1wvk1ifdq69ia8sr6171yzciba8l5x7dszwa5g2v0vmmqq88p";
-  sha256_darwin = "0xq9bdzbdq8wq48gj6j56bw30l2iafz6sy1wdhrf92n9bnz5qmw7";
+  sha256_linux = "0s9vr135yhdnxqds4hfafyrlh33j6g78v6l1v0ap2y6yqgabh9qi";
+  sha256_darwin = "104w1msrwijf8dv3n65hjinp7i47z6ygzjipdzqriqam2zljxn4b";
 
   platform = if stdenv.isDarwin then "macosx" else "linux";
   hash = if stdenv.isDarwin then sha256_darwin else sha256_linux;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let
   libraries = [
     stdenv.cc.libc glib libxml2 libav_0_8 ffmpeg libxslt mesa_noglu
     xorg.libXxf86vm alsaLib fontconfig freetype gnome2.pango
-    gnome2.gtk cairo gdk_pixbuf atk
+    gnome2.gtk cairo gdk_pixbuf atk zlib
   ] ++ (lib.optionals swingSupport (with xorg; [
     xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXtst xorg.libXi xorg.libXp
     xorg.libXt xorg.libXrender stdenv.cc.cc
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -r ./* "$out/"
 
-    jrePath="$out/jre"
-
-    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/jli
-    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/server
-    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64/xawt
-    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$jrePath/lib/amd64
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$out/lib/jli
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$out/lib/server
+    rpath=$rpath''${rpath:+:}$out/lib
 
     # set all the dynamic linkers
     find $out -type f -perm -0100 \
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 63d30c22ff22..05df04e0817d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6244,8 +6244,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   yosys = callPackage ../development/compilers/yosys { };
 
-  zulu = callPackage ../development/compilers/zulu { };
-
+  zulu8 = callPackage ../development/compilers/zulu/8.nix { };
+  zulu9 = callPackage ../development/compilers/zulu { };
+  zulu = zulu9;
 
   ### DEVELOPMENT / INTERPRETERS