diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index 973ba775f3..e8b325e1b1 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   gnu/packages/smalltalk.scm			\
   gnu/packages/sqlite.scm			\
   gnu/packages/ssh.scm				\
+  gnu/packages/swig.scm				\
   gnu/packages/system.scm			\
   gnu/packages/tcl.scm				\
   gnu/packages/tcsh.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/swig.scm b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..355480341f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/swig.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.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 swig)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
+  #:export (swig))
+
+(define swig
+  (package
+    (name "swig")
+    (version "2.0.11")
+    (source (origin
+             (method url-fetch)
+             (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/swig/swig-"
+                                 version ".tar.gz"))
+             (sha256
+              (base32
+               "0kj21b6syp62vx68r1j6azv9033kng68pxm1k79pm4skkzr0ny33"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments '(#:configure-flags '("--without-boost")
+
+                 ;; FIXME: Some tests require Boost anyway.  Turn them on when
+                 ;; we have Boost.
+                 #:tests? #f))
+    (inputs `(("pcre" ,pcre)
+
+              ;; Provide these to run the corresponding tests.
+              ("guile" ,guile-2.0)
+              ("perl" ,perl)
+              ("python" ,python-wrapper)))
+    (home-page "http://swig.org/")
+    (synopsis
+     "Interface compiler that connects C/C++ code to higher-level languages")
+    (description
+     "SWIG is an interface compiler that connects programs written in C and
+C++ with languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Scheme, and Tcl.  It works by
+taking the declarations found in C/C++ header files and using them to generate
+the wrapper code that scripting languages need to access the underlying C/C++
+code.  In addition, SWIG provides a variety of customization features that let
+you tailor the wrapping process to suit your application.")
+
+    ;; See http://www.swig.org/Release/LICENSE for details.
+    (license gpl3+)))