diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/go-license-detector/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/go-license-detector/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31e0158eb6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/go-license-detector/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "go-license-detector";
+  version = "3.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "src-d";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0gp7na2hqn5crr5x4khllsq7ka9h7rx8b4y10yzxmi0wpmxr53sw";
+  };
+
+  modSha256 = "163f1kiy7kqrnaazb8ydaaiz57lv30jyjkvv6i7pczvcg9yfhmdb";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Reliable project licenses detector";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/src-d/go-license-detector";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a4c307f2627..041f97aefa8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -25947,4 +25947,5 @@ in
 
   quartus-prime-lite = callPackage ../applications/editors/quartus-prime {};
 
+  go-license-detector = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/go-license-detector { };
 }