diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libzbc/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libzbc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fa981a767f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libzbc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, autoconf-archive
+, autoreconfHook
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, gtk3
+, libtool
+, pkg-config
+, guiSupport ? false
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libzbc";
+  version = "5.12.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "westerndigitalcorporation";
+    repo = "libzbc";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "qI09dkMCwMym3j1ELrFDNbNB5hW/CzwmFmZhUNDXsfI=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoconf-archive # this can be removed with the next release
+    autoreconfHook
+    libtool
+  ] ++ lib.optionals guiSupport [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals guiSupport [ gtk3 ];
+
+  configureFlags = lib.optional guiSupport "--enable-gui";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "ZBC device manipulation library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/westerndigitalcorporation/libzbc";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ zseri ];
+    license = with licenses; [ bsd2 lgpl3Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8635bb41ce7..575467cdc78 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4206,6 +4206,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libxnd = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxnd { };
 
+  libzbc = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libzbc { };
+
   lifeograph = callPackage ../applications/editors/lifeograph { };
 
   limitcpu = callPackage ../tools/misc/limitcpu { };