diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 63a31101eee7..0ff3a3980745 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ let
     inherit (self.derivations) lazyDerivation optionalDrvAttr;
     inherit (self.meta) addMetaAttrs dontDistribute setName updateName
       appendToName mapDerivationAttrset setPrio lowPrio lowPrioSet hiPrio
-      hiPrioSet getLicenseFromSpdxId getLicenseFromSpdxIdOr getExe getExe';
+      hiPrioSet licensesSpdx getLicenseFromSpdxId getLicenseFromSpdxIdOr
+      getExe getExe';
     inherit (self.filesystem) pathType pathIsDirectory pathIsRegularFile
       packagesFromDirectoryRecursive;
     inherit (self.sources) cleanSourceFilter
diff --git a/lib/meta.nix b/lib/meta.nix
index 65d7bf99191a..57f3a46d0698 100644
--- a/lib/meta.nix
+++ b/lib/meta.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 let
   inherit (lib) matchAttrs any all isDerivation getBin assertMsg;
+  inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrs' filterAttrs;
   inherit (builtins) isString match typeOf;
 
 in
@@ -286,11 +287,39 @@ rec {
     ((!pkg?meta.platforms) || any (platformMatch platform) pkg.meta.platforms) &&
     all (elem: !platformMatch platform elem) (pkg.meta.badPlatforms or []);
 
+  /**
+    Mapping of SPDX ID to the attributes in lib.licenses.
+
+    For SPDX IDs, see https://spdx.org/licenses.
+    Note that some SPDX licenses might be missing.
+
+    # Examples
+    :::{.example}
+    ## `lib.meta.licensesSpdx` usage example
+
+    ```nix
+    lib.licensesSpdx.MIT == lib.licenses.mit
+    => true
+    lib.licensesSpdx."MY LICENSE"
+    => error: attribute 'MY LICENSE' missing
+    ```
+
+    :::
+  */
+  licensesSpdx =
+    mapAttrs'
+    (_key: license: {
+      name = license.spdxId;
+      value = license;
+    })
+    (filterAttrs (_key: license: license ? spdxId) lib.licenses);
+
   /**
     Get the corresponding attribute in lib.licenses from the SPDX ID
     or warn and fallback to `{ shortName = <license string>; }`.
 
-    For SPDX IDs, see https://spdx.org/licenses
+    For SPDX IDs, see https://spdx.org/licenses.
+    Note that some SPDX licenses might be missing.
 
     # Type
 
@@ -325,7 +354,8 @@ rec {
     Get the corresponding attribute in lib.licenses from the SPDX ID
     or fallback to the given default value.
 
-    For SPDX IDs, see https://spdx.org/licenses
+    For SPDX IDs, see https://spdx.org/licenses.
+    Note that some SPDX licenses might be missing.
 
     # Inputs
 
@@ -361,10 +391,12 @@ rec {
   */
   getLicenseFromSpdxIdOr =
     let
-      spdxLicenses = lib.mapAttrs (id: ls: assert lib.length ls == 1; builtins.head ls)
-        (lib.groupBy (l: lib.toLower l.spdxId) (lib.filter (l: l ? spdxId) (lib.attrValues lib.licenses)));
+      lowercaseLicenses = lib.mapAttrs' (name: value: {
+        name = lib.toLower name;
+        inherit value;
+      }) licensesSpdx;
     in licstr: default:
-      spdxLicenses.${ lib.toLower licstr } or default;
+      lowercaseLicenses.${ lib.toLower licstr } or default;
 
   /**
     Get the path to the main program of a package based on meta.mainProgram