diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27bc92f168b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  callPackage,
+}:
+
+# to update: try to find the latest 3.x.x or 4.x.x .tar.gz on https://www.xp-pen.com/download
+{
+  xppen_3 = callPackage ./generic.nix {
+    pname = "xppen_3";
+    version = "3.4.9-240607";
+    url = "https://www.xp-pen.com/download/file.html?id=2901&pid=819&ext=gz";
+    hash = "sha256-ZXeTlDjhryXamb7x2LxDdOtf8R9rgKPyUsdx96XchWM=";
+  };
+  xppen_4 = callPackage ./generic.nix {
+    pname = "xppen_4";
+    version = "4.0.7-250117";
+    url = "https://www.xp-pen.com/download/file.html?id=3652&pid=1211&ext=gz";
+    hash = "sha256-sH05Qquo2u0npSlv8Par/mn1w/ESO9g42CCGwBauHhU=";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/generic.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a48a20b2ef4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xppen/generic.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchzip,
+  autoPatchelfHook,
+  qt5,
+  libusb1,
+  pname,
+  version,
+  url,
+  hash,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  inherit pname version;
+
+  src = fetchzip {
+    name = "XPPenLinux${version}.tar.gz";
+    extension = "tar.gz";
+    inherit url hash;
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    qt5.wrapQtAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    qt5.qtbase
+    libusb1
+  ];
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
+  dontCheck = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    rm -r App/usr/lib/pentablet/{lib,platforms,PenTablet.sh}
+    mkdir -p $out/{bin,usr}
+    cp -r App/lib $out/lib
+    cp -r App/usr/share $out/share
+    cp -r App/usr/lib $out/usr/lib
+
+    # hack: edit the binary directly
+    # TODO: replace it with buildFHSEnv if possible? last time it caused other issues
+    sed -i 's#/usr/lib/pentablet#/var/lib/pentablet#g' $out/usr/lib/pentablet/PenTablet
+    ln -s $out/usr/lib/pentablet/PenTablet $out/bin/PenTablet
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/xppentablet.desktop \
+      --replace-fail "/usr/lib/pentablet/PenTablet.sh" "PenTablet" \
+      --replace-fail "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/xppentablet.png" "xppentablet"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "XPPen driver";
+    downloadPage = "https://www.xp-pen.com/download/";
+    homepage = "https://www.xp-pen.com/";
+    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
+    mainProgram = "PenTablet";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      gepbird
+      nasrally
+    ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    sourceProvenance = [ lib.sourceTypes.binaryNativeCode ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b3a9bf4d938a..3cc85d4ef09c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14077,6 +14077,11 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libxpdf = callPackage ../applications/misc/xpdf/libxpdf.nix { };
 
+  inherit (callPackage ../applications/misc/xppen { })
+    xppen_3
+    xppen_4
+    ;
+
   xygrib = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/xygrib { };
 
   ydiff = with python3.pkgs; toPythonApplication ydiff;