diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vmware/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vmware/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa77a10015e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/vmware/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, kernel, kmod, gnugrep, vmware-workstation }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "vmware-modules";
+  version = "${vmware-workstation.version}-${kernel.version}";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mkubecek";
+    repo = "vmware-host-modules";
+    rev = "w${vmware-workstation.version}-k5.17";
+    sha256 = "sha256-EM6YU2nOwNlAXpQ7cGrLS1N+gAS1KxleVjJTzo22De0=";
+  };
+
+  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace '/lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/misc' "$out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/misc" \
+      --replace '$(shell uname -r)' "${kernel.modDirVersion}" \
+      --replace /sbin/modinfo "${kmod}/bin/modinfo" \
+      --replace 'test -z "$(DESTDIR)"' "0"
+
+    for module in "vmmon-only" "vmnet-only"; do
+      substituteInPlace "./$module/Makefile" \
+        --replace '/lib/modules/' "${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/" \
+        --replace '$(shell uname -r)' "${kernel.modDirVersion}" \
+        --replace /bin/grep "${gnugrep}/bin/grep"
+    done
+  '';
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/misc"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Kernel modules needed for VMware hypervisor";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    broken = kernel.kernelOlder "5.5" && kernel.isHardened;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ deinferno ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index e3f5695fac53..dd577b71368a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ in {
 
     vmm_clock = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/vmm_clock { };
 
+    vmware = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/vmware { };
+
     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 { };