diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 47883f829e..6ae7ff42f5 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/imagemagick.scm			\
   %D%/packages/inklingreader.scm		\
   %D%/packages/inkscape.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/ipfs.scm			\
   %D%/packages/irc.scm  			\
   %D%/packages/iso-codes.scm			\
   %D%/packages/java.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm b/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff446da32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/ipfs.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages ipfs)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix git-download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system go)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages golang))
+
+(define-public go-github-com-ipfs-go-ipfs-cmdkit-files
+  (let ((commit
+          "386fcf8f18a185ec121676665fe2d9574496048d")
+        (revision "0"))
+    (package
+      (name "go-github-com-ipfs-go-ipfs-cmdkit-files")
+      (version (git-version "1.1.3" revision commit))
+      (source
+        (origin
+          (method git-fetch)
+          (uri (git-reference
+                 (url "https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit.git")
+                 (commit commit)))
+          (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+          (sha256
+            (base32
+              "0qk6fshgdmhp8dip2ksm13j6nywi41m9mn0czkvmw6b697z85l2r"))))
+      (build-system go-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       '(#:unpack-path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit"
+         #:import-path "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit/files"))
+      (home-page "https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit")
+      (synopsis "Shared types, functions and values for go-ipfs")
+      (description "@command{cmdkit} offers some types, functions and values
+that are shared between @command{go-ipfs/commands} and its rewrite
+@command{go-ipfs-cmds}.")
+      (license license:expat))))