diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/emile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/emile/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d296e3de967b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/emile/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib, buildDunePackage, fetchurl, ocaml
+, angstrom, ipaddr, base64, pecu, uutf
+, alcotest, cmdliner
+}:
+
+buildDunePackage rec {
+  pname = "emile";
+  version = "1.1";
+
+  useDune2 = true;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/dinosaure/emile/releases/download/v${version}/emile-v${version}.tbz";
+    sha256 = "0r1141makr0b900aby1gn0fccjv1qcqgyxib3bzq8fxmjqwjan8p";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmdliner ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    angstrom
+    ipaddr
+    base64
+    pecu
+    uutf
+  ];
+
+  # technically emile is available for ocaml >= 4.03, but alcotest
+  # and angstrom (fmt) are only available for >= 4.05. Disabling
+  # tests for < 4.05 at least improves the error message
+  doCheck = lib.versionAtLeast ocaml.version "4.05";
+  checkInputs = [ alcotest ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Parser of email address according RFC822";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/dinosaure/emile";
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.sternenseemann ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index 1f06e4d9bb0e..e0812b7c29ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ let
 
     encore = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/encore { };
 
+    emile = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/emile { };
+
     enumerate = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/enumerate { };
 
     eqaf = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/eqaf { };