diff --git a/tools/dimacs-solver.cc b/tools/dimacs-solver.cc
--- a/tools/dimacs-solver.cc
+++ b/tools/dimacs-solver.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <lemon/dijkstra.h>
 #include <lemon/preflow.h>
 #include <lemon/matching.h>
+#include <lemon/network_simplex.h>
 
 using namespace lemon;
 typedef SmartDigraph Digraph;
@@ -90,6 +91,28 @@
   if(report) std::cerr << "\nMax flow value: " << pre.flowValue() << '\n';  
 }
 
+template<class Value>
+void solve_min(ArgParser &ap, std::istream &is, std::ostream &,
+               DimacsDescriptor &desc)
+{
+  bool report = !ap.given("q");
+  Digraph g;
+  Digraph::ArcMap<Value> lower(g), cap(g), cost(g);
+  Digraph::NodeMap<Value> sup(g);
+  Timer ti;
+  ti.restart();
+  readDimacsMin(is, g, lower, cap, cost, sup, 0, desc);
+  if (report) std::cerr << "Read the file: " << ti << '\n';
+  ti.restart();
+  NetworkSimplex<Digraph, Value> ns(g);
+  ns.lowerMap(lower).capacityMap(cap).costMap(cost).supplyMap(sup);
+  if (report) std::cerr << "Setup NetworkSimplex class: " << ti << '\n';
+  ti.restart();
+  ns.run();
+  if (report) std::cerr << "Run NetworkSimplex: " << ti << '\n';
+  if (report) std::cerr << "\nMin flow cost: " << ns.totalCost() << '\n';
+}
+
 void solve_mat(ArgParser &ap, std::istream &is, std::ostream &,
               DimacsDescriptor &desc)
 {
@@ -128,8 +151,7 @@
   switch(desc.type)
     {
     case DimacsDescriptor::MIN:
-      std::cerr <<
-        "\n\n Sorry, the min. cost flow solver is not yet available.\n";
+      solve_min<Value>(ap,is,os,desc);
       break;
     case DimacsDescriptor::MAX:
       solve_max<Value>(ap,is,os,infty,desc);