diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vectorscan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vectorscan/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20fe3c93b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vectorscan/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, ragel
+, util-linux
+, python3
+, boost
+, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "vectorscan";
+  version = "5.4.9";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "VectorCamp";
+    repo = "vectorscan";
+    rev = "vectorscan/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-V5Qgr8aH1H+ZoJ0IZ52HIDRZq+yIwHjLf3gU/ZhjjlY=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    ragel
+    util-linux
+    python3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    boost
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optional enableShared "-DBUILD_STATIC_AND_SHARED=ON"
+    ++ [ "-DFAT_RUNTIME=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux then "ON" else "OFF"}" ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.avx2Support "-DBUILD_AVX2=ON"
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.avx512Support "-DBUILD_AVX512=ON"
+  ;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A portable fork of the high-performance regular expression matching library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      A fork of Intel's Hyperscan, modified to run on more platforms. Currently
+      ARM NEON/ASIMD is 100% functional, and Power VSX are in development.
+      ARM SVE2 will be implemented when hardware becomes accessible to the
+      developers. More platforms will follow in the future, on demand/request.
+
+      Vectorscan will follow Intel's API and internal algorithms where possible,
+      but will not hesitate to make code changes where it is thought of giving
+      better performance or better portability. In addition, the code will be
+      gradually simplified and made more uniform and all architecture specific
+      code will be abstracted away.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://www.vectorcamp.gr/vectorscan/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/VectorCamp/vectorscan/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = with licenses; [ bsd3 /* and */ bsd2 /* and */ licenses.boost ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tnias vlaci ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1fa85865a37..aa5347f0681 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13400,6 +13400,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vcstool = callPackage ../development/tools/vcstool { };
 
+  vectorscan = callPackage ../development/libraries/vectorscan { };
+
   verco = callPackage ../applications/version-management/verco { };
 
   verilator = callPackage ../applications/science/electronics/verilator { };