diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/writedisk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/writedisk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34f4581ba09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/writedisk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchCrate
+, pkg-config
+, stdenv
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "writedisk";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchCrate {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "writedisk";
+    sha256 = "sha256-f5+Qw9Agepx2wIUmsAA2M9g/ajbFjjLR5RPPtQncRKU=";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-SMAhh7na+XQyVtbfzsBGOCdBRLP58JL1fPSBVKFkhdc=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Small utility for writing a disk image to a USB drive";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nicholasbishop/writedisk";
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ devhell ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4d94e08657e..14985ac2e31 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1087,6 +1087,8 @@ with pkgs;
     use64 = true;
   };
 
+  writedisk = callPackage ../tools/misc/writedisk { };
+
   xcd = callPackage ../tools/misc/xcd { };
 
   xrootd = callPackage ../tools/networking/xrootd { };