diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df2898239b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/knit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "knit";
+  version = "1.1.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "zyedidia";
+    repo = "knit";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-zxwEJnQZpOEJhV7jx2ClS3XmMfGBiq8AHR26TOIBJVw=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-+IZFydwchHIMIvYmIgZ0uJKjW4aVBFuj3SQk58I0z/g=";
+
+  subPackages = [
+    "cmd/knit"
+  ];
+
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X github.com/zyedidia/knit/info.Version=${version}"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A simple and flexible build tool using Lua, similar to make/mk";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/zyedidia/knit";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/zyedidia/knit/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ DrSensor ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f396085da5ad..c90f4dfc5d32 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9512,6 +9512,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   klystrack = callPackage ../applications/audio/klystrack { };
 
+  knit = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/knit { };
+
   knockpy = callPackage ../tools/security/knockpy { };
 
   kool = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/kool { };