diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mathgl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mathgl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..811395d2758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mathgl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, cmake
+, zlib
+, libpng
+, libGL
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "mathgl";
+  version = "8.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/mathgl/mathgl-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-yoS/lIDDntMRLpIMFs49jyiYaY9iiW86V3FBKGIqVao=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    zlib
+    libpng
+    libGL
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A library for scientific data visualization";
+    homepage = "https://mathgl.sourceforge.net/";
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl3 ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.GabrielDougherty ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a6018360ba7..43d53ef0873 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22547,6 +22547,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   marisa = callPackage ../development/libraries/marisa { };
 
+  mathgl = callPackage ../development/libraries/mathgl { };
+
   matio = callPackage ../development/libraries/matio { };
 
   matterhorn = haskell.lib.compose.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.matterhorn;