diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 5e32d872b8..31a4d58f84 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/gv.scm				\
   %D%/packages/gxmessage.scm			\
   %D%/packages/haskell.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/hexedit.scm			\
   %D%/packages/hugs.scm				\
   %D%/packages/hurd.scm				\
   %D%/packages/ibus.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/hexedit.scm b/gnu/packages/hexedit.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2aaec306b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/hexedit.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2016 Kei Kebreau <kei@openmailbox.org>
+;;;
+;;; 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 hexedit)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
+
+(define-public hexedit
+  (package
+    (name "hexedit")
+    (version "1.2.13")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "http://rigaux.org/"
+                                  name "-" version ".src.tgz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1mwdp1ikk64cqmagnrrps5jkn3li3n47maiqh2qc1xbp1ains4ka"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; no check target
+    (inputs `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
+    (synopsis "View and edit files or devices in hexadecimal or ASCII")
+    (description "hexedit shows a file both in ASCII and in hexadecimal.  The
+file can be a device as the file is read a piece at a time.  You can modify
+the file and search through it.")
+    (home-page "http://rigaux.org/hexedit.html")
+    (license license:gpl2+)))