diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/cryptsetup-generator.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/cryptsetup-generator.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efad362e886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/cryptsetup-generator.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, systemd, cryptsetup }:
+
+assert stdenv.isLinux;
+
+stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation systemd (p: {
+  version = p.version;
+  name = "systemd-cryptsetup-generator";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = p.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ cryptsetup ];
+  outputs = [ "out" ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    make $makeFlags built-sources
+    make $makeFlags systemd-cryptsetup-generator
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/systemd/system-generators/
+    cp systemd-cryptsetup-generator $out/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-cryptsetup-generator
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c0a45379793..392ead817f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10997,6 +10997,9 @@ in
     inherit cryptsetup;
   });
 
+  # The standalone cryptsetup generator for systemd
+  systemd-cryptsetup-generator = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/systemd/cryptsetup-generator.nix { };
+
   # In nixos, you can set systemd.package = pkgs.systemd_with_lvm2 to get
   # LVM2 working in systemd.
   systemd_with_lvm2 = pkgs.lib.overrideDerivation pkgs.systemd (p: {