diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/ciftilib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/ciftilib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..797607ed8f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/ciftilib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, boost
+, libxmlxx
+, pkg-config
+, zlib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "ciftilib";
+  version = "1.6.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Washington-University";
+    repo = "CiftiLib";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-xc2dpMse4SozYEV/w3rXCrh1LKpTThq5nHB2y5uAD0A=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost libxmlxx zlib ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_CTEST_ARGUMENTS=--exclude-regex;'big|datatype-md5'" ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Washington-University/CiftiLib";
+    description = "Library for reading and writing CIFTI files";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bcdarwin ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e449c34634bd..6787fa90969c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33493,6 +33493,10 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (llvmPackages) openmp;
   };
 
+  ciftilib = callPackage ../development/libraries/science/biology/ciftilib {
+    boost = boost16x;
+  };
+
   cmtk = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/cmtk { };
 
   clustal-omega = callPackage ../applications/science/biology/clustal-omega { };