diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/imath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/imath/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7950667c190c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/imath/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "imath";
+  version = "3.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AcademySoftwareFoundation";
+    repo = "imath";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0nwf8622j01p699nkkbal6xxs1snzzhz4cn6d76yppgvdhgyahsc";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Imath is a C++ and python library of 2D and 3D vector, matrix, and math operations for computer graphics";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/Imath";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ paperdigits ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03539076e6f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, zlib
+, cmake
+, imath
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "openexr";
+  version = "3.0.5";
+
+  outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "doc" ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AcademySoftwareFoundation";
+    repo = "openexr";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0inmpby1syyxxzr0sazqvpb8j63vpj09vpkp4xi7m2qd4rxynkph";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ imath zlib ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format";
+    homepage = "https://www.openexr.com/";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ paperdigits ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2fab70bcba77..bb9fdd9d2df4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18023,7 +18023,11 @@ with pkgs;
 
   opencv = opencv4;
 
-  openexr = callPackage ../development/libraries/openexr { };
+  imath = callPackage ../development/libraries/imath { };
+
+  openexr = openexr_2;
+  openexr_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/openexr { };
+  openexr_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/openexr/3.nix { };
 
   openexrid-unstable = callPackage ../development/libraries/openexrid-unstable { };