diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
index afebebbf3c06..70c3e4f71a9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
@@ -246,6 +246,29 @@ in
     ];
   };
 
+  bsnes-hd =
+    let
+      # linux = bsd
+      # https://github.com/DerKoun/bsnes-hd/blob/f0b6cf34e9780d53516977ed2de64137a8bcc3c5/bsnes/GNUmakefile#L37
+      platform = if stdenv.isDarwin then "macos" else "linux";
+    in
+    mkLibRetroCore {
+      core = "bsnes-hd-beta";
+      src = getCoreSrc "bsnes-hd";
+      version = "unstable-2021-11-22";
+      description = "Port of bsnes-hd to libretro";
+      license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+      makefile = "GNUmakefile";
+      makeFlags = [
+        "-C"
+        "bsnes"
+        "target=libretro"
+        "platform=${platform}"
+      ];
+      extraBuildInputs = [ xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext ];
+      postBuild = "cd bsnes/out";
+    };
+
   bsnes-mercury = mkLibRetroCore {
     core = "bsnes-mercury-accuracy";
     src = getCoreSrc "bsnes-mercury";
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/hashes.json b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/hashes.json
index 3c19ffb0603c..50ba46dd0cb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/hashes.json
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/hashes.json
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
         "sha256": "VNSeTRryrX2/V38GGXTRLuDEQqDUmX2DUOHAKLxJezU=",
         "fetchSubmodules": false
     },
+    "bsnes-hd": {
+        "owner": "DerKoun",
+        "repo": "bsnes-hd",
+        "rev": "65f24e56c37f46bb752190024bd4058e64ad77d1",
+        "sha256": "1dk2i71NOLeTTOZjVll8wrkr5dIH5bGSGUeeHqWjZHE=",
+        "fetchSubmodules": false
+    },
     "bsnes-mercury": {
         "owner": "libretro",
         "repo": "bsnes-mercury",
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/update.py b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/update.py
index 062ff44c8008..2a623cb5062f 100755
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/update.py
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/update.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CORES = {
     "beetle-wswan": {"repo": "beetle-wswan-libretro"},
     "bluemsx": {"repo": "bluemsx-libretro"},
     "bsnes": {"repo": "bsnes-libretro"},
+    "bsnes-hd": {"repo": "bsnes-hd", "owner": "DerKoun"},
     "bsnes-mercury": {"repo": "bsnes-mercury"},
     "citra": {"repo": "citra", "fetch_submodules": True},
     "desmume": {"repo": "desmume"},