diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/01-nix.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/01-nix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31d38e1ba3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/01-nix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff -Nurp grav-src/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php grav-src-nixos/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
+--- grav-src/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php	1970-01-01 01:00:01.000000000 +0100
++++ grav-src-nixos/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php	2024-11-22 15:46:47.481175690 +0100
+@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class Cache extends Getters
+ 
+         $output[] = '';
+ 
+-        if (($remove === 'all' || $remove === 'standard') && file_exists($user_config)) {
++        if (($remove === 'all' || $remove === 'standard') && file_exists($user_config) && is_writable($user_config)) {
+             touch($user_config);
+ 
+             $output[] = '<red>Touched: </red>' . $user_config;
+@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class Cache extends Getters
+     {
+         $user_config = USER_DIR . 'config/system.yaml';
+ 
+-        if (file_exists($user_config)) {
++        if (file_exists($user_config) && is_writable($user_config)) {
+             touch($user_config);
+         }
+ 
+diff -Nurp grav-src/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/SelfupgradeCommand.php grav-src-nixos/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/SelfupgradeCommand.php
+--- grav-src/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/SelfupgradeCommand.php	1970-01-01 01:00:01.000000000 +0100
++++ grav-src-nixos/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/SelfupgradeCommand.php	2024-11-22 16:05:13.752536788 +0100
+@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class SelfupgradeCommand extends GpmComm
+         $input = $this->getInput();
+         $io = $this->getIO();
+ 
++        # Adopted from Arch package.
++        $io->error('Grav cannot be upgraded this way as it has been installed with a distribution package.');
++        $io->writeln('Use Nix to upgrade.');
++        return 1;
++
+         if (!class_exists(ZipArchive::class)) {
+             $io->title('GPM Self Upgrade');
+             $io->error('php-zip extension needs to be enabled!');
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6818d77f0501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gr/grav/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  lib,
+  fetchzip,
+}:
+
+let
+  version = "1.7.48";
+in
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "grav";
+  inherit version;
+
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/download/${version}/grav-admin-v${version}.zip";
+    hash = "sha256-e8WpdO0n3pY4Ajs1fvMkMI+CrR6uMitswvYS5rxal4g=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Disables functionality that attempts to edit files in Nix store. Also adds
+    # a block of the self-upgrade command.
+    ./01-nix.patch
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mkdir -p $out/
+    cp -R . $out/
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Fast, simple, and flexible, file-based web platform";
+    homepage = "https://getgrav.com";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rycee ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}