diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 04a6ae2..bc24eba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -180,6 +180,34 @@ everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.")
    (license gpl2)
    (home-page "http://git-scm.com/")))
 
+
+(define-public mercurial
+  (package
+    (name "mercurial")
+    (version "2.7.1")
+    (source
+     (origin
+      (method url-fetch)
+      (uri (string-append "http://mercurial.selenic.com/release/mercurial-" 
+                          version ".tar.gz"))
+      (sha256
+       (base32
+        "121m8f7vmipmdg00cnzdz2rjkgydh28mwfirqkrbs5fv089vywl4"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(;; Restrict to python2, as python 3 would require
+       ;; the argument --c2to3
+       #:python ,python-2
+       #:tests? #f))
+    (home-page "http://mercurial.selenic.com")
+    (synopsis "Decentralized version control system")
+    (description
+     "Mercurial is a distributed source control management tool.
+It efficiently handles projects of any size and offers an easy and intuitive
+interface.")
+    (license gpl2+)))
+
+
 (define-public subversion
   (package
     (name "subversion")