diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 844f2ec8ec..0e8d901104 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/serveez.scm			\
   %D%/packages/shells.scm			\
   %D%/packages/shellutils.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/simh.scm				\
   %D%/packages/skarnet.scm			\
   %D%/packages/skribilo.scm			\
   %D%/packages/slang.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/simh.scm b/gnu/packages/simh.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8547b705e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/simh.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2017 José Miguel Sánchez García <jmi2k@openmailbox.com>
+;;;
+;;; 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 simh)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin))
+
+(define-public simh
+  (package
+    (name "simh")
+    (version "3.9-0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/" name "/" name
+                                  "/archive/v" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1ymfy8j15d1aa4ai5xv9w7mk6lk4zx3zhfv0mfn66pdhrc8jlh0g"))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (inputs
+     `(("libpcap" ,libpcap)))
+    (arguments
+     '(#:tests? #f
+       #:make-flags (list
+                      "LDFLAGS=-lm"
+                      (string-append "INCPATH="
+                                     (assoc-ref %build-inputs "libpcap")
+                                     "/include")
+                      (string-append "LIBPATH="
+                                     (assoc-ref %build-inputs "libpcap")
+                                     "/lib"))
+       #:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (delete 'configure)
+           (add-before 'build 'prepare-build
+             (lambda _
+               (mkdir "BIN")))
+           (replace 'install
+             (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                      (bin (string-append out "/bin/"))
+                      (lib (string-append out "/lib/simh/")))
+                 (mkdir-p bin)
+                 (mkdir-p lib)
+                 (for-each
+                   (lambda (file)
+                     (copy-file file (string-append bin
+                                                    "simh-"
+                                                    (basename file))))
+                   (find-files "BIN"))
+                 (for-each
+                   (lambda (file)
+                     (copy-file file (string-append lib
+                                                    (basename file))))
+                   (find-files "VAX" "bin$"))))))))
+    (home-page "http://simh.trailing-edge.com")
+    (synopsis "Collection of simulators from The Computer History Simulation
+Project")
+    (description
+     "SIMH is a highly portable, multi-system simulator.  SIMH implements
+simulators for:
+
+@itemize
+@item Data General Nova, Eclipse.
+@item Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1, PDP-4, PDP-7, PDP-8, PDP-9, PDP-10,
+PDP-11, PDP-15, VAX.
+@item GRI Corporation GRI-909, GRI-99.
+@item IBM 1401, 1620, 1130, 7090/7094, System 3.
+@item Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) 16b and 32b systems.
+@item Hewlett-Packard 2114, 2115, 2116, 2100, 21MX, 1000.
+@item Honeywell H316/H516.
+@item MITS Altair 8800, with both 8080 and Z80.
+@item Royal-Mcbee LGP-30, LGP-21.
+@item Scientific Data Systems SDS 940.
+@item SWTP 6800.
+@end itemize")
+    (license license:expat)))