diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82bc21bc6f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/meli/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchgit
+, rustPlatform
+
+# native build inputs
+, pkg-config
+, installShellFiles
+, makeWrapper
+, mandoc
+, rustfmt
+, file
+
+# build inputs
+, openssl
+, dbus
+, sqlite
+
+# runtime deps
+, gnum4
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "meli";
+  version = "0.8.1";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://git.meli.delivery/meli/meli.git";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-sHpW2yjqYz4ePR6aQFUBD6BZwgDt3DT22/kWuKr9fAc=";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-Pg3V6Bd+drFPiJtUwsoKxu6snN88KvM+lsvnWBK/rvk=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    installShellFiles
+    makeWrapper
+    mandoc
+    (rustfmt.override { asNightly = true; })
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+    dbus
+    sqlite
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    file
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    installManPage meli/docs/*.{1,5,7}
+
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/meli \
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ gnum4 ]}
+  '';
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
+  checkFlags = [
+    "--skip=conf::test_config_parse"        # panicking due to sandbox
+    "--skip=smtp::test::test_smtp"          # requiring network
+    "--skip=utils::xdg::query_default_app"  # doesn't build
+    "--skip=utils::xdg::query_mime_info"    # doesn't build
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64);
+    description = "Terminal e-mail client and e-mail client library";
+    homepage = "https://meli.delivery";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0x4A6F matthiasbeyer ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 363e0969e10e..d6385aca3899 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1101,7 +1101,6 @@ mapAliases ({
   mcgrid = throw "mcgrid has been removed from nixpkgs, as it's not compatible with rivet 3"; # Added 2020-05-23
   mcomix3 = mcomix; # Added 2022-06-05
   mediatomb = throw "mediatomb is no longer maintained upstream, use gerbera instead"; # added 2022-01-04
-  meli = throw "'meli' has been removed as it requires an outdated version of openssl"; # added 2023-05-12
   meme = meme-image-generator; # Added 2021-04-21
   memtest86 = throw "'memtest86' has been renamed to/replaced by 'memtest86plus'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   mercurial_4 = throw "mercurial_4 has been removed as it's unmaintained"; # Added 2021-10-18
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cdd8a4aef23a..d85dd4006791 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33866,6 +33866,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   meld = callPackage ../applications/version-management/meld { };
 
+  meli = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/meli { };
+
   melmatcheq.lv2 = callPackage ../applications/audio/melmatcheq.lv2 { };
 
   melody = callPackage ../tools/misc/melody { };