diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fpattern/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fpattern/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0ab2c3d2cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fpattern/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  version = "1.9";
+  pname = "fpattern";
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Loadmaster";
+    repo = finalAttrs.pname;
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-/QvMQCmoocaXfDm3/c3IAPyfZqR6d7IiJ9UoFKZTpVI=";
+  };
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mkdir -p $out $dev/include
+    cp *.c *.h $dev/include
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Loadmaster/fpattern";
+    description = "Filename pattern matching library functions for DOS, Windows, and Unix";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hughobrien ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c61219a8cf43..ae6f3be59fef 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7874,6 +7874,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fpart = callPackage ../tools/misc/fpart { };
 
+  fpattern = callPackage ../development/libraries/fpattern { };
+
   fping = callPackage ../tools/networking/fping { };
 
   fpm = callPackage ../tools/package-management/fpm { };