diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/tini/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/tini/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe016da6e58a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/tini/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "0.8.3";
+  name = "tini-${version}";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/krallin/tini/archive/v0.8.3.tar.gz";
+    sha256 ="1w7rj4crrcyv25idmh4asbp2sxzwyihy5mbpw384bzxjzaxn9xpa";
+  };
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [
+    "-DPR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER=36"
+    "-DPR_GET_CHILD_SUBREAPER=37"
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    rm $out/bin/tini-static
+  '';
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A tiny but valid init for containers";
+    homepage = https://github.com/krallin/tini;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index da80a4ee8cb4..7d1418b7694f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14696,6 +14696,8 @@ let
 
   hologram = goPackages.hologram.bin // { outputs = [ "bin" ]; };
 
+  tini = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/tini {};
+
   isabelle = callPackage ../applications/science/logic/isabelle {
     inherit (pkgs.emacs24Packages) proofgeneral;
     java = if stdenv.isLinux then jre else jdk;