diff --git a/lib/attrsets.nix b/lib/attrsets.nix
index c0ac6eeb41bc..8bb4ef972fd8 100644
--- a/lib/attrsets.nix
+++ b/lib/attrsets.nix
@@ -1764,6 +1764,7 @@ rec {
   /**
     Get a package output.
     If no output is found, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
+    The function is idempotent: `getOutput "b" (getOutput "a" p) == getOutput "a" p`.
 
 
     # Inputs
@@ -1779,7 +1780,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    getOutput :: String -> Derivation -> String
+    getOutput :: String -> :: Derivation -> Derivation
     ```
 
     # Examples
@@ -1787,7 +1788,7 @@ rec {
     ## `lib.attrsets.getOutput` usage example
 
     ```nix
-    getOutput "dev" pkgs.openssl
+    "${getOutput "dev" pkgs.openssl}"
     => "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
     ```
 
@@ -1798,6 +1799,49 @@ rec {
       then pkg.${output} or pkg.out or pkg
       else pkg;
 
+  /**
+    Get the first of the `outputs` provided by the package, or the default.
+    This function is alligned with `_overrideFirst()` from the `multiple-outputs.sh` setup hook.
+    Like `getOutput`, the function is idempotent.
+
+    # Inputs
+
+    `outputs`
+
+    : 1\. Function argument
+
+    `pkg`
+
+    : 2\. Function argument
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    getFirstOutput :: [String] -> Derivation -> Derivation
+    ```
+
+    # Examples
+    :::{.example}
+    ## `lib.attrsets.getFirstOutput` usage example
+
+    ```nix
+    "${getFirstOutput [ "include" "dev" ] pkgs.openssl}"
+    => "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
+    ```
+
+    :::
+  */
+  getFirstOutput =
+    candidates: pkg:
+    let
+      outputs = builtins.filter (name: hasAttr name pkg) candidates;
+      output = builtins.head outputs;
+    in
+    if pkg.outputSpecified or false || outputs == [ ] then
+      pkg
+    else
+      pkg.${output};
+
   /**
     Get a package's `bin` output.
     If the output does not exist, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
@@ -1811,7 +1855,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    getBin :: Derivation -> String
+    getBin :: Derivation -> Derivation
     ```
 
     # Examples
@@ -1819,8 +1863,8 @@ rec {
     ## `lib.attrsets.getBin` usage example
 
     ```nix
-    getBin pkgs.openssl
-    => "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r"
+    "${getBin pkgs.openssl}"
+    => "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r"
     ```
 
     :::
@@ -1841,7 +1885,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    getLib :: Derivation -> String
+    getLib :: Derivation -> Derivation
     ```
 
     # Examples
@@ -1849,7 +1893,7 @@ rec {
     ## `lib.attrsets.getLib` usage example
 
     ```nix
-    getLib pkgs.openssl
+    "${getLib pkgs.openssl}"
     => "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-lib"
     ```
 
@@ -1857,6 +1901,35 @@ rec {
   */
   getLib = getOutput "lib";
 
+  /**
+    Get a package's `static` output.
+    If the output does not exist, fallback to `.lib`, then to `.out`, and then to the default.
+
+    # Inputs
+
+    `pkg`
+
+    : The package whose `static` output will be retrieved.
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    getStatic :: Derivation -> Derivation
+    ```
+
+    # Examples
+    :::{.example}
+    ## `lib.attrsets.getStatic` usage example
+
+    ```nix
+    "${lib.getStatic pkgs.glibc}"
+    => "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-glibc-2.39-52-static"
+    ```
+
+    :::
+  */
+  getStatic = getFirstOutput [ "static" "lib" "out" ];
+
 
   /**
     Get a package's `dev` output.
@@ -1871,7 +1944,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    getDev :: Derivation -> String
+    getDev :: Derivation -> Derivation
     ```
 
     # Examples
@@ -1879,7 +1952,7 @@ rec {
     ## `lib.attrsets.getDev` usage example
 
     ```nix
-    getDev pkgs.openssl
+    "${getDev pkgs.openssl}"
     => "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
     ```
 
@@ -1887,6 +1960,35 @@ rec {
   */
   getDev = getOutput "dev";
 
+  /**
+    Get a package's `include` output.
+    If the output does not exist, fallback to `.dev`, then to `.out`, and then to the default.
+
+    # Inputs
+
+    `pkg`
+
+    : The package whose `include` output will be retrieved.
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    getInclude :: Derivation -> Derivation
+    ```
+
+    # Examples
+    :::{.example}
+    ## `lib.attrsets.getInclude` usage example
+
+    ```nix
+    "${getInclude pkgs.openssl}"
+    => "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
+    ```
+
+    :::
+  */
+  getInclude = getFirstOutput [ "include" "dev" "out" ];
+
 
   /**
     Get a package's `man` output.
@@ -1901,7 +2003,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    getMan :: Derivation -> String
+    getMan :: Derivation -> Derivation
     ```
 
     # Examples
@@ -1909,7 +2011,7 @@ rec {
     ## `lib.attrsets.getMan` usage example
 
     ```nix
-    getMan pkgs.openssl
+    "${getMan pkgs.openssl}"
     => "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-man"
     ```
 
@@ -1929,7 +2031,7 @@ rec {
     # Type
 
     ```
-    chooseDevOutputs :: [Derivation] -> [String]
+    chooseDevOutputs :: [Derivation] -> [Derivation]
     ```
   */
   chooseDevOutputs = builtins.map getDev;
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 2605da47679e..ecf4fbb75339 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ let
       mapAttrs' mapAttrsToList attrsToList concatMapAttrs mapAttrsRecursive
       mapAttrsRecursiveCond genAttrs isDerivation toDerivation optionalAttrs
       zipAttrsWithNames zipAttrsWith zipAttrs recursiveUpdateUntil
-      recursiveUpdate matchAttrs mergeAttrsList overrideExisting showAttrPath getOutput
-      getBin getLib getDev getMan chooseDevOutputs zipWithNames zip
+      recursiveUpdate matchAttrs mergeAttrsList overrideExisting showAttrPath getOutput getFirstOutput
+      getBin getLib getStatic getDev getInclude getMan chooseDevOutputs zipWithNames zip
       recurseIntoAttrs dontRecurseIntoAttrs cartesianProduct cartesianProductOfSets
       mapCartesianProduct updateManyAttrsByPath listToAttrs hasAttr getAttr isAttrs intersectAttrs removeAttrs;
     inherit (self.lists) singleton forEach map foldr fold foldl foldl' imap0 imap1