diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/zq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/zq/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..956ce70b41b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/zq/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildGoModule
+, testers
+, zq
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "zq";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "brimdata";
+    repo = "zed";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-BK4LB37jr/9O0sjYgFtnEkbFqTsp/1+hcmCNMFDPiPM=";
+  };
+
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-oAkQRUaEP/RNjpDH4U8XFVokf7KiLk0OWMX+U7qny70=";
+
+  subPackages = [ "cmd/zq" ];
+
+  ldflags = [ "-s" "-X" "github.com/brimdata/zed/cli.Version=${version}" ];
+
+  passthru.tests = testers.testVersion { package = zq; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A command-line tool for processing data in diverse input formats, providing search, analytics, and extensive transformations using the Zed language";
+    homepage = "https://zed.brimdata.io";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ knl ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f0f42fc7ef6d..27d6e5aa67e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1365,6 +1365,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   breitbandmessung = callPackage ../applications/networking/breitbandmessung { };
 
+  zq = callPackage ../development/tools/zq { buildGoModule = buildGo118Module; };
+
   ### APPLICATIONS/EMULATORS
 
   atari800 = callPackage ../applications/emulators/atari800 { };