diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/span-lite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/span-lite/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1af8466a4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/span-lite/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "span-lite";
+  version = "0.10.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "martinmoene";
+    repo = "span-lite";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-WfoyyPLBqXSGGATWN/wny6P++3aCmQMOMLCARhB+R3c=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A C++20-like span for C++98, C++11 and later in a single-file header-only library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/martinmoene/span-lite";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd1;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ icewind1991 ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 33e3f7fd160..f9b87077f81 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23360,6 +23360,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   soundtouch = callPackage ../development/libraries/soundtouch {};
 
+  span-lite = callPackage ../development/libraries/span-lite { };
+
   spandsp = callPackage ../development/libraries/spandsp {};
   spandsp3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/spandsp/3.nix {};