diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hid-ite8291r3/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hid-ite8291r3/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4f69c734ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hid-ite8291r3/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, kernel }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "hid-ite8291r3";
+  version = "unstable-2022-06-01";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "pobrn";
+    repo = "hid-ite8291r3";
+    rev = "48e04cb96517f8574225ebabb286775feb942ef5";
+    hash = "sha256-/69vvVbAVULDW8rwDYSj5706vrqJ6t4s/T6s3vmG9wk=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
+
+  makeFlags = kernel.makeFlags ++ [
+    "VERSION=${version}"
+    "KDIR=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    install -D hid-ite8291r3.ko -t $out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/extra
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Linux driver for the ITE 8291 RGB keyboard backlight controller";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pobrn/hid-ite8291r3/";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aacebedo ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = kernel.kernelOlder "5.9";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 56be9add0ba1..038045e0be90 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ in {
 
     qc71_laptop = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/qc71_laptop { };
 
+    hid-ite8291r3 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/hid-ite8291r3 { };
+
   } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
     ati_drivers_x11 = throw "ati drivers are no longer supported by any kernel >=4.1"; # added 2021-05-18;
   });