diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/home-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/home-manager/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8eb266a9e654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#Adapted from
+#https://github.com/rycee/home-manager/blob/9c1b3735b402346533449efc741f191d6ef578dd/home-manager/default.nix
+
+{ bash, coreutils, less, stdenv, makeWrapper, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "home-manager-${version}";
+  version = "2017-12-7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub{
+    owner = "rycee";
+    repo = "home-manager";
+    rev = "0be32c9d42e3a8739263ae7886dc2448c833c19c";
+    sha256 = "06lmnzlf5fmiicbgai27ad9m3bj980xf8ifdpc5lzbsy77pfcfap";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -v -D -m755 ${src}/home-manager/home-manager $out/bin/home-manager
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/bin/home-manager \
+      --subst-var-by bash "${bash}" \
+      --subst-var-by coreutils "${coreutils}" \
+      --subst-var-by less "${less}" \
+      --subst-var-by HOME_MANAGER_PATH '${src}'
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A user environment configurator";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rycee ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ef3c8f4d3f97..3a0832898f1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   hid-listen = callPackage ../tools/misc/hid-listen { };
 
+  home-manager = callPackage ../tools/package-management/home-manager {};
+
   hostsblock = callPackage ../tools/misc/hostsblock { };
 
   hr = callPackage ../applications/misc/hr { };