diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..908554a679df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, openssl
+, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "liboqs";
+  version = "0.7.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "open-quantum-safe";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-cwrTHj/WFDZ9Ez2FhjpRhEx9aC5xBnh7HR/9T+zUpZc=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if enableStatic then "OFF" else "ON"}"
+    "-DOQS_DIST_BUILD=ON"
+    "-DOQS_BUILD_ONLY_LIB=ON"
+  ];
+
+  dontFixCmake = true; # fix CMake file will give an error
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "C library for prototyping and experimenting with quantum-resistant cryptography";
+    homepage = "https://openquantumsafe.org";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ candyc1oud ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4843b988fc3d..45e23cf66f41 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21459,6 +21459,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libopusenc = callPackage ../development/libraries/libopusenc { };
 
+  liboqs = callPackage ../development/libraries/liboqs { };
+
   libosinfo = callPackage ../development/libraries/libosinfo { };
 
   libosip = callPackage ../development/libraries/osip {};