diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libctl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libctl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7fed2415df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libctl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, autoreconfHook
+, gfortran
+, guile
+, pkg-config
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libctl";
+  version = "4.5.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "NanoComp";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "uOydBWYPXSBUi+4MM6FNx6B5l2to7Ny9Uc1MMTV9bGA=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook gfortran guile pkg-config ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--enable-shared" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Guile-based library for supporting flexible control files in scientific simulations";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/NanoComp/libctl";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ carpinchomug ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d5d828bf7d1..c71ee9db0cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17906,6 +17906,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libctemplate = callPackage ../development/libraries/libctemplate { };
 
+  libctl = callPackage ../development/libraries/libctl { };
+
   libcotp = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcotp { };
 
   libcouchbase = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcouchbase { };