diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vm-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vm-tools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5981bfc2713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vm-tools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, linux }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "vm-tools";
+  inherit (linux) version src;
+
+  makeFlags = [ "sbindir=${placeholder "out"}/bin" ];
+
+  preConfigure = "cd tools/vm";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    inherit (linux.meta) license platforms;
+    description = "Set of virtual memory tools";
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.evils ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 4220d57aee1d..c5bda0b37142 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ in {
       virtualbox = pkgs.virtualboxHardened;
     };
 
+    vm-tools = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/vm-tools { };
+
     wireguard = if lib.versionOlder kernel.version "5.6" then callPackage ../os-specific/linux/wireguard { } else null;
 
     x86_energy_perf_policy = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/x86_energy_perf_policy { };