diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-machete/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-machete/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b68aecced887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-machete/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "cargo-machete";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bnjbvr";
+    repo = "cargo-machete";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-AOi4SnFkt82iQIP3bp/9JIaYiqjiEjKvJKUvrLQJTX8=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-Q/2py0zgCYgnxFpcJD5PfNfIfIEUjtjFPjxDe25f0BQ=";
+
+  # tests require internet access
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Cargo tool that detects unused dependencies in Rust projects";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/bnjbvr/cargo-machete";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/bnjbvr/cargo-machete/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 46cda941b6db..344a6e887948 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15982,6 +15982,7 @@ with pkgs;
   cargo-llvm-cov = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo-llvm-cov { };
   cargo-llvm-lines = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo-llvm-lines { };
   cargo-lock = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo-lock { };
+  cargo-machete = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo-machete { };
   cargo-outdated = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/cargo-outdated {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation Security SystemConfiguration;
   };