diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cfa273aa151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/meshoptimizer/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+
+let
+  basis_universal = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "zeux";
+    repo = "basis_universal";
+    rev = "8903f6d69849fd782b72a551a4dd04a264434e20";
+    hash = "sha256-o3dCxAAkpMoNkvkM7qD75cPn/obDc/fJ8u7KLPm1G6g=";
+  };
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "meshoptimizer";
+  version = "unstable-2023-03-22";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "zeux";
+    repo = "meshoptimizer";
+    hash = "sha256-OWeptdnKFvTyfkz0sFCpiTI7323GfVE8vb8bNUBnslA=";
+    rev = "49d9222385daf61a9ce75bb4699472408eb3df3e";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DMESHOPT_BUILD_GLTFPACK=ON"
+    "-DMESHOPT_BASISU_PATH=${basis_universal}"
+  ] ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)
+    "-DMESHOPT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Mesh optimization library that makes meshes smaller and faster to render";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/zeux/meshoptimizer";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.lillycham ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    mainProgram = "gltfpack";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1581b6ec63b..19d9bc7991e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22478,6 +22478,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mergerfs-tools = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/mergerfs/tools.nix { };
 
+  meshoptimizer = callPackage ../development/libraries/meshoptimizer { };
+
   mctc-lib = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/chemistry/mctc-lib { };
 
   mstore = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/chemistry/mstore { };