diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f0affa5fd6..2f6a9ff3a7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ MODULES =					\
   distro/packages/check.scm			\
   distro/packages/compression.scm		\
   distro/packages/cpio.scm			\
+  distro/packages/cyrus-sasl.scm		\
   distro/packages/dejagnu.scm			\
   distro/packages/ddrescue.scm			\
   distro/packages/ed.scm			\
diff --git a/distro/packages/cyrus-sasl.scm b/distro/packages/cyrus-sasl.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ce2051a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/packages/cyrus-sasl.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
+;;;
+;;; 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 (distro packages cyrus-sasl)
+  #:use-module (distro)
+  #:use-module (distro packages gdbm)
+  #:use-module (distro packages mit-krb5)
+  #:use-module (distro packages openssl)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses)
+                #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'license:))
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
+
+(define-public cyrus-sasl
+  (package
+   (name "cyrus-sasl")
+   (version "2.1.26")
+   (source (origin
+            (method url-fetch)
+            (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-sasl/cyrus-sasl-" version
+                                ".tar.gz"))
+            (sha256 (base32
+                     "1hvvbcsg21nlncbgs0cgn3iwlnb3vannzwsp6rwvnn9ba4v53g4g"))))
+   (build-system gnu-build-system)
+   (inputs `(("gdbm" ,gdbm)
+             ("mit-krb5" ,mit-krb5)
+             ("openssl" ,openssl)))
+   (arguments
+    '(#:configure-flags (list (string-append "--with-plugindir="
+                                             (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                                             "/lib/sasl2"))))
+   (synopsis "Cyrus SASL, an implementation of the Simple Authentication Security Layer framework")
+   (description
+    "SASL (Simple Authentication Security Layer) is an Internet
+standards-track method for remote computers to authenticate. The Cyrus SASL
+library makes supporting various SASL mechanisms easy for both client and
+server writers.")
+   (license (license:bsd-style "file://COPYING"
+                       "See COPYING in the distribution."))
+   (home-page "http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/index.php")))