diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3-ttf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3-ttf/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
+  nix-update-script,
+  testers,
+  validatePkgConfig,
+  sdl3,
+  cmake,
+  freetype,
+  harfbuzz,
+  glib,
+  ninja,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "sdl3-ttf";
+  version = "3.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "libsdl-org";
+    repo = "SDL_ttf";
+    tag = "release-${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-eq7yWw7PWIeXWjuNHaQUiV+x0qng4FJNscsYRALK40I=";
+  };
+
+  # fix CMake path handling (remove on next update)
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf/commit/ad2ffa825d4535ddfb57861a7e33dff4a9bc6a94.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-emf7UnfB6Rl1+R74lsoIvm9ezDZtjHUS/t4k/RxbaYg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    ninja
+    validatePkgConfig
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    sdl3
+    freetype
+    harfbuzz
+    glib
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "SDLTTF_STRICT" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "SDLTTF_HARFBUZZ" true)
+    # disable plutosvg (not in nixpkgs)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "SDLTTF_PLUTOSVG" false)
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "SDL TrueType font library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_ttf/releases/tag/${toString finalAttrs.src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.zlib;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      charain
+      Emin017
+    ];
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "sdl3-ttf" ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+})