diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnitrokey/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnitrokey/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f06fe8eafba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnitrokey/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, hidapi
+, libusb1
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "libnitrokey";
+  version = "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Nitrokey";
+    repo = "libnitrokey";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-9ZMR1g04gNzslax6NpD6KykfUfjpKFIizaMMn06iJa0=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DADD_GIT_INFO=OFF"
+    "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_UDEVRULESDIR=etc/udev/rules.d"
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libusb1 ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ hidapi ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Communicate with Nitrokey devices in a clean and easy manner";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Nitrokey/libnitrokey";
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ panicgh raitobezarius ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 957ee76bcdde..dfaa75b3f089 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21594,6 +21594,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libnice = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnice { };
 
+  libnitrokey = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnitrokey { };
+
   libnsl = callPackage ../development/libraries/libnsl { };
 
   liboping = callPackage ../development/libraries/liboping { };