diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9aea86d5e5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, icu
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, xz
+, zstd
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libzim";
+  version = "7.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "openzim";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-OQVGopAInAI7KCEVr3BxaKD6np2QcFCaDjgNWjT202U=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    ninja
+    meson
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    icu
+    xz
+    zstd
+  ];
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    # Tests are located at https://github.com/openzim/zim-testing-suite
+    # "...some tests need up to 16GB of memory..."
+    "-Dtest_data_dir=none"
+    "-Dwith_xapian=false"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Reference implementation of the ZIM specification";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/openzim/libzim";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a9e8217db9ab..9ee2df5c990c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7493,6 +7493,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libx86emu = callPackage ../development/libraries/libx86emu { };
 
+  libzim = callPackage ../development/libraries/libzim {};
+
+
   libzmf = callPackage ../development/libraries/libzmf {};
 
   libreddit = callPackage ../servers/libreddit {