diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/packcc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/packcc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77ad73158049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/packcc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, bats
+, uncrustify
+, testers
+, packcc
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "packcc";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "arithy";
+    repo = "packcc";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-T7PWM5IGly6jpGt04dh5meQjrZPUTs8VEFTQEPO5RSw=";
+  };
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    cd build/${if stdenv.cc.isGNU then "gcc"
+               else if stdenv.cc.isClang then "clang"
+               else throw "Unsupported C compiler"}
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkInputs = [ bats uncrustify ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    patchShebangs ../../tests
+
+    # Disable a failing test.
+    rm -rf ../../tests/style.d
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    install -Dm755 release/bin/packcc $out/bin/packcc
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    package = packcc;
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A parser generator for C";
+    longDescription = ''
+      PackCC is a parser generator for C. Its main features are as follows:
+      - Generates your parser in C from a grammar described in a PEG,
+      - Gives your parser great efficiency by packrat parsing,
+      - Supports direct and indirect left-recursive grammar rules.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://github.com/arithy/packcc";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/arithy/packcc/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ azahi ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f1733a14dbb4..d044b9044906 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   owl = callPackage ../tools/networking/owl { };
 
+  packcc = callPackage ../development/tools/packcc { };
+
   packer = callPackage ../development/tools/packer { };
 
   packr = callPackage ../development/libraries/packr { };