diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aptdec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aptdec/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f1db6d35593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aptdec/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config
+, libpng, libsndfile
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "aptdec";
+  version = "unstable-2022-05-18";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Xerbo";
+    repo = "aptdec";
+    rev = "b1cc7480732349a7c772124f984b58f4c734c91b";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Fi9IkZcvqxpmHzqucpCr++37bmTtMy18P4LPznoaYIY=";
+  };
+
+  # fixes https://github.com/Xerbo/aptdec/issues/15
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace "-Werror" ""
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ libpng libsndfile ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "NOAA APT satellite imagery decoding library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Xerbo/aptdec";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ alexwinter ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 70fa0484119e..ad4e9fa64b3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2842,6 +2842,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   apprise = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication apprise;
 
+  aptdec = callPackage ../development/libraries/aptdec {};
+
   aria2 = callPackage ../tools/networking/aria2 {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
   };