diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83a8182b4275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ndn-tools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, boost
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, libpcap
+, ndn-cxx
+, openssl
+, pkg-config
+, sphinx
+, wafHook
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "ndn-tools";
+  version = "0.7.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "named-data";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "ndn-tools-${version}";
+    sha256 = "1q2d0v8srqjbvigr570qw6ia0d9f88aj26ccyxkzjjwwqdx3y4fy";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config sphinx wafHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ libpcap ndn-cxx openssl ];
+
+  wafConfigureFlags = [
+    "--boost-includes=${boost.dev}/include"
+    "--boost-libs=${boost.out}/lib"
+    "--with-tests"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkPhase = ''
+    build/unit-tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://named-data.net/";
+    description = "Named Data Neworking (NDN) Essential Tools";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bertof ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ed598faef807..80ec44f85717 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15720,6 +15720,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ndn-cxx = callPackage ../development/libraries/ndn-cxx { };
 
+  ndn-tools = callPackage ../tools/networking/ndn-tools { };
+
   cddlib = callPackage ../development/libraries/cddlib {};
 
   cdk = callPackage ../development/libraries/cdk {};