diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix
index 791e29f09485..af3206d413a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   libvirt,
   withQemu ? false,
   qemu,
+  socket-vmnet,
   withVfkit ? false,
   vfkit,
   makeWrapper,
@@ -77,10 +78,16 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       --prefix PATH : ${
         lib.makeBinPath (
           lib.optionals withQemu [ qemu ]
-          ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ libvirt ]
+          ++ lib.optionals (withQemu && stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ socket-vmnet ]
           ++ lib.optionals (withVfkit && stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ vfkit ]
+          ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ libvirt ]
         )
       } \
+      ${
+        lib.optionalString (
+          withQemu && stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin
+        ) ''--set MINIKUBE_SOCKET_VMNET_CLIENT_PATH "${lib.getExe' socket-vmnet "socket_vmnet_client"}"''
+      } \
       ${lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${
         lib.makeLibraryPath [ libvirt ]
       }"}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/socket-vmnet/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/socket-vmnet/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..678569b83e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/socket-vmnet/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "socket-vmnet";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "lima-vm";
+    repo = "socket_vmnet";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-D5Z4aml82h397ho48HFeXwR6y2XkopFIKjO09jUgFdo=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # NOTA BENE:
+    # Since socket_vmnet is macOS only the upstream Makefile assumes
+    # standard system utilities such as date from /bin/ and logger
+    # from /usr/bin are available through $PATH.
+    # This is not the case for the nixpkgs build environment.
+    # To maintain compatability with nixpkgs build env nixpkgs dependency
+    # purity and the following replacements are made:
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+       --replace-fail "logger" "echo" \
+       --replace-fail "-r $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)" "-d @$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)"
+    substituteInPlace launchd/io.github.lima-vm.socket_vmnet{,.bridged.en0}.plist \
+      --replace-fail "/opt/socket_vmnet/bin/socket_vmnet" "${placeholder "out"}/bin/socket_vmnet"
+  '';
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "VERSION=${finalAttrs.version}"
+    "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=0"
+  ];
+
+  makeTargets = [
+    "socket_vmnet"
+    "socket_vmnet_client"
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    make PREFIX=$out $makeFlags install.{bin,doc}
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Vmnet.framework support for unmodified rootless QEMU";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ afh ];
+    mainProgram = "socket_vmnet";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
+  };
+})