diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/statserial/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/statserial/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66ae899b9c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/statserial/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, glibc }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "statserial";
+  version = "1.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/serial/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0rrrmxfba5yn836zlgmr8g9xnrpash7cjs7lk2m44ac50vakpks0";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace '-lcurses' '-lncurses'
+
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace 'LDFLAGS = -s -N' '#LDFLAGS = -s -N'
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses glibc stdenv ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+  mkdir -p $out/bin
+  cp statserial $out/bin
+
+  mkdir -p $out/share/man/man1
+  cp statserial.1 $out/share/man/man1
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://sites.google.com/site/tranter/software";
+    description = "Display serial port modem status lines.";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+
+    longDescription =
+      '' Statserial displays a table of the signals on a standard 9-pin or
+      25-pin serial port, and indicates the status of the handshaking lines. It
+      can be useful for debugging problems with serial ports or modems.
+      '';
+
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rps ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ffff1363a50e..8b70d77e16c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2143,6 +2143,8 @@ in
 
   stagit = callPackage ../development/tools/stagit { };
 
+  statserial = callPackage ../tools/misc/statserial { };
+
   step-ca = callPackage ../tools/security/step-ca { };
 
   step-cli = callPackage ../tools/security/step-cli { };