diff --git a/lib/licenses.nix b/lib/licenses.nix
index ee13fd10a94..ed6a54db550 100644
--- a/lib/licenses.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses.nix
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@
     url = http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ISC;
   };
 
+  ipa = {
+    shortName = "IPA 1.0";
+    fullName = "IPA Font License v1.0";
+    url = http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/ipafont/;
+  };
+
   ipl10 = {
     shortName = "IPL 1.0";
     fullName = "IBM Public License Version 1.0";
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/ipafont/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/ipafont/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91bf95d1ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/ipafont/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "ipafont-003.03";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/ipafont/IPAfont00303.php";
+    sha256 = "f755ed79a4b8e715bed2f05a189172138aedf93db0f465b4e20c344a02766fe5";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
+  unpackPhase = ''
+    unzip $src
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts/opentype
+    cp ./IPAfont00303/*.ttf $out/share/fonts/opentype/
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Japanese font package with Mincho and Gothic fonts";
+    longDescription = ''
+      IPAFont is a Japanese font developed by the Information-technology
+      Promotion Agency of Japan. It provides both Mincho and Gothic fonts,
+      suitable for both display and printing.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/ipafont/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.ipa;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.auntie ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 09abe7765cf..3c77137a228 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7901,6 +7901,8 @@ let
 
   inconsolata = callPackage ../data/fonts/inconsolata {};
 
+  ipafont = callPackage ../data/fonts/ipafont {};
+
   junicode = callPackage ../data/fonts/junicode { };
 
   kochi-substitute = callPackage ../data/fonts/kochi-substitute {};