diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrcodegen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrcodegen/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5faaf90ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrcodegen/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "qrcodegen";
+  version = "1.6.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nayuki";
+    repo = "QR-Code-generator";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0iq9sv9na0vg996aqrxrjn9rrbiyy7sc9vslw945p3ky22pw3lql";
+  };
+
+  preBuild = "cd c";
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib $out/include/qrcodegen
+    cp libqrcodegen.a $out/lib
+    cp qrcodegen.h $out/include/qrcodegen/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib;
+    {
+      description = "qrcode generator library in multiple languages";
+
+      longDescription = ''
+        This project aims to be the best, clearest library for generating QR Codes. My primary goals are flexible options and absolute correctness. Secondary goals are compact implementation size and good documentation comments.
+      '';
+
+      homepage = "https://github.com/nayuki/QR-Code-generator";
+
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      platforms = platforms.all;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ mcbeth ];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a1a41f130c7..1aa7de51af6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21872,6 +21872,8 @@ in
     java = if stdenv.isLinux then jre else jdk;
   };
 
+  qrcodegen = callPackage ../development/libraries/qrcodegen { };
+
   qrencode = callPackage ../development/libraries/qrencode { };
 
   geeqie = callPackage ../applications/graphics/geeqie { };