diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gfshare/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gfshare/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3079c7fb57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gfshare/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, autoreconfHook }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "gfshare";
+  version = "2.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "git://git.gitano.org.uk/libgfshare.git";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0s37xn9pr5p820hd40489xwra7kg3gzqrxhc2j9rnxnd489hl0pr";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  outputs = [ "bin" "lib" "dev" "out" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    # Not the most descriptive homepage but it's what Debian and Ubuntu use
+    # https://packages.debian.org/sid/libgfshare2
+    # https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/impish/+source/libgfshare/+copyright
+    homepage = "https://git.gitano.org.uk/libgfshare.git/";
+    description = "Shamir's secret-sharing method in the Galois Field GF(2**8)";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.rraval ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 974595bb119..459617a3aa5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ in
 
   amidst = callPackage ../tools/games/amidst { };
 
+  gfshare = callPackage ../tools/security/gfshare { };
+
   gobgp = callPackage ../tools/networking/gobgp { };
 
   metapixel = callPackage ../tools/graphics/metapixel { };