diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/meson.build.in b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/meson.build.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cacd64bb7b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/meson.build.in
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Build settings based on the upstream Xcode project.
+# See: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/mail_cmds/blob/main/mail_cmds.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+
+# Project settings
+project('mail_cmds', 'c', version : '@version@')
+
+
+# Dependencies
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+
+# Compatibility tests
+utimensat_test = '''
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return utimensat(AT_FDCWD, NULL, NULL, 0);
+}
+'''
+
+has_utimensat = cc.compiles(utimensat_test, name : 'supports utimensat')
+utimensat_c_args = has_utimensat ? [ ] : [ '-include', 'time_compat.h', '-I' + meson.source_root() + '/compat' ]
+utimensat_sources = has_utimensat ? [ ] : [ 'compat/time_compat.c' ]
+
+compat_link_args = not has_utimensat ? [ '-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup' ] : [ ]
+
+# Binaries
+executable(
+    'mail',
+    c_args : utimensat_c_args,
+    install : true,
+    link_args : compat_link_args,
+    sources : [
+        'mail/cmd1.c',
+        'mail/cmd2.c',
+        'mail/cmd3.c',
+        'mail/cmdtab.c',
+        'mail/collect.c',
+        'mail/edit.c',
+        'mail/fio.c',
+        'mail/getname.c',
+        'mail/head.c',
+        'mail/lex.c',
+        'mail/list.c',
+        'mail/main.c',
+        'mail/names.c',
+        'mail/popen.c',
+        'mail/quit.c',
+        'mail/send.c',
+        'mail/strings.c',
+        'mail/temp.c',
+        'mail/tty.c',
+        'mail/util.c',
+        'mail/v7.local.c',
+        'mail/vars.c',
+        'mail/version.c',
+        utimensat_sources,
+    ],
+)
+install_man('mail/mail.1')
+
+install_symlink(
+    'mailx',
+    install_dir : get_option('bindir'),
+    pointing_to : 'mail',
+)
+install_symlink(
+    'mailx.1',
+    install_dir : get_option('mandir') / 'man1',
+    pointing_to : 'mail.1',
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4bbf77a21d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  apple-sdk,
+  file_cmds,
+  mkAppleDerivation,
+  pkg-config,
+}:
+
+mkAppleDerivation {
+  releaseName = "mail_cmds";
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
+  xcodeHash = "sha256-6rBflDgQkqWDc8XPLgKIO703bMamg2QlhUnP71hBX3I=";
+
+  patches = [
+    # Add implementations of missing functions for older SDKs
+    ./patches/0003-Add-implementations-of-missing-APIs-for-older-SDKs.patch
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    cp '${file_cmds.src}/gzip/futimens.c' compat/futimens.c
+  '';
+
+  meta.description = "Traditional mail command for Darwin";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/patches/0003-Add-implementations-of-missing-APIs-for-older-SDKs.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/patches/0003-Add-implementations-of-missing-APIs-for-older-SDKs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7838aa2b7fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/mail_cmds/patches/0003-Add-implementations-of-missing-APIs-for-older-SDKs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+From 9d21ed4cb6b56966a7962227a33c0e1986996cb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Randy Eckenrode <randy@largeandhighquality.com>
+Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 09:46:49 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add implementations of missing APIs for older SDKs
+
+---
+ compat/rpmatch_compat.c | 10 ++++++++++
+ compat/rpmatch_compat.h |  6 ++++++
+ compat/time_compat.c    | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ compat/time_compat.h    | 16 ++++++++++++++++
+ 4 files changed, 70 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 compat/rpmatch_compat.c
+ create mode 100644 compat/rpmatch_compat.h
+ create mode 100644 compat/time_compat.c
+ create mode 100644 compat/time_compat.h
+
+diff --git a/compat/rpmatch_compat.c b/compat/rpmatch_compat.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..8eb99c3
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/compat/rpmatch_compat.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
++// SPDX-License-Identifier: APSL-2.0
++// utimensat written by Randy Eckenrode © 2024
++
++#include "rpmatch_compat.h"
++
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
++int rpmatch(const char *response) {
++	return response != NULL && (response[0] == 'y' || response[0] == 'Y');
++}
+diff --git a/compat/rpmatch_compat.h b/compat/rpmatch_compat.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..a13b64b
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/compat/rpmatch_compat.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
++// SPDX-License-Identifier: APSL-2.0
++// utimensat written by Randy Eckenrode © 2024
++
++#pragma once
++
++extern int rpmatch(const char *response);
+diff --git a/compat/time_compat.c b/compat/time_compat.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..becf778
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/compat/time_compat.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
++// SPDX-License-Identifier: APSL-2.0
++// utimensat written by Randy Eckenrode © 2024
++
++#include "time_compat.h"
++
++#define futimens gzip_futimens
++#include "compat/futimens.c"
++#undef futimens
++
++#include <sys/fcntl.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
++
++#if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < 101300
++extern int utimensat(int dirfd, const char* pathname, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2], int flags);
++extern int futimens(int fd, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2]);
++#endif
++
++int compat_utimensat(int dirfd, const char* pathname, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2], int flags) {
++	if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
++		return utimensat(dirfd, pathname, times, flags);
++	} else {
++		int fd = openat(dirfd, pathname, flags);
++		if (fd == -1) { return -1; }
++		
++		int retval = compat_futimens(fd, times);
++		if (close(fd) == -1) { return -1; }
++		
++		return retval;
++	}
++}
++
++int compat_futimens(int fd, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2]) {
++	if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
++		return futimens(fd, times);
++	} else {
++		return gzip_futimens(fd, times);
++	}
++}
+diff --git a/compat/time_compat.h b/compat/time_compat.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..f07a7ed
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/compat/time_compat.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
++// SPDX-License-Identifier: APSL-2.0
++// utimensat written by Randy Eckenrode © 2024
++
++#pragma once
++
++#include <time.h>
++
++// https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/sys/stat.h#L578-L579
++#define UTIME_NOW  -1
++#define UTIME_OMIT -2
++
++#define utimensat compat_utimensat
++#define futimens compat_futimens
++
++extern int compat_utimensat(int dirfd, const char* pathname, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2], int flags);
++extern int compat_futimens(int fd, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2]);
+-- 
+2.46.0
+
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
index 86d45066ea54..913698993a04 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
     "hash": "sha256-tUsl22Z0HUVSkSoohFXkhicNFCW+RARvpTS0q6yaQFk=",
     "version": "72"
   },
+  "mail_cmds": {
+    "hash": "sha256-ET1nga9nwgBtN7fuvsPs1yqe5OhQ62PVl7LxqbsAPqU=",
+    "version": "38.0.1"
+  },
   "network_cmds": {
     "hash": "sha256-PChAbC/4cHa0lbojElR2PHOUo+cDvsoNdiorle0IXss=",
     "version": "606.40.2"