diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index f7607633618b..d96df87c32bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ lib.makeScope
         gawk = gawk-mes;
       };
 
+      glibc = callPackage ./glibc {
+        gcc = gcc-latest;
+        gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+        gnutar = gnutar-latest;
+        gnugrep = gnugrep-static;
+        gawk = gawk-static;
+      };
+
       gnugrep = callPackage ./gnugrep {
         bash = bash_2_05;
         tinycc = tinycc-mes;
@@ -323,6 +331,7 @@ lib.makeScope
         echo ${gcc46-cxx.tests.hello-world}
         echo ${gcc8.tests.hello-world}
         echo ${gcc-latest.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${glibc.tests.hello-world}
         echo ${gnugrep.tests.get-version}
         echo ${gnugrep-static.tests.get-version}
         echo ${gnum4.tests.get-version}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2cfa6fc018c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/glibc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPlatform,
+  hostPlatform,
+  fetchurl,
+  bash,
+  gcc,
+  binutils,
+  linux-headers,
+  gnumake,
+  gnused,
+  gnugrep,
+  gawk,
+  diffutils,
+  findutils,
+  python,
+  bison,
+  gnutar,
+  xz,
+}:
+let
+  pname = "glibc";
+  version = "2.38";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnu/libc/glibc-${version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-+4KZiZiyspllRnvBtp0VLpwwfSzzAcnq+0VVt3DvP9I=";
+  };
+
+  linkerFile =
+    {
+      x86_64-linux = "ld-linux-x86-64";
+      i686-linux = "ld-linux";
+    }
+    .${buildPlatform.system};
+in
+bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
+  {
+    inherit pname version;
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      gcc
+      binutils
+      gnumake
+      gnused
+      gnugrep
+      gawk
+      diffutils
+      findutils
+      python
+      bison
+      gnutar
+      xz
+    ];
+
+    passthru.tests.hello-world =
+      result:
+      bash.runCommand "${pname}-simple-program-${version}"
+        {
+          nativeBuildInputs = [
+            gcc
+            binutils
+          ];
+        }
+        ''
+          cat <<EOF >> test.c
+          #include <stdio.h>
+          int main() {
+            printf("Hello World!\n");
+            return 0;
+          }
+          EOF
+          gcc \
+            -Wl,--dynamic-linker=${result}/lib/${linkerFile}.so.2 \
+            -B${result}/lib \
+            -I${result}/include \
+            -o test test.c
+          ./test
+          mkdir $out
+        '';
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "The GNU C Library";
+      homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/";
+      license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
+      platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+      teams = [ lib.teams.minimal-bootstrap ];
+    };
+  }
+  ''
+    # Unpack
+    tar xf ${src}
+    cd glibc-${version}
+
+    # Configure
+    mkdir build
+    cd build
+    # libstdc++.so is built against musl and fails to link
+    export CXX=false
+    bash ../configure \
+      --prefix=$out \
+      --build=${buildPlatform.config} \
+      --host=${hostPlatform.config} \
+      --with-headers=${linux-headers}/include
+
+    # Build
+    make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
+
+    # Install
+    make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES INSTALL_UNCOMPRESSED=yes install
+    find $out/{bin,sbin,lib,libexec} -type f -exec strip --strip-unneeded {} + || true
+  ''