diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/lwt_log/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/lwt_log/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdabe677a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/lwt_log/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, ocaml, findlib, jbuilder, lwt }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "1.0.0";
+  name = "ocaml${ocaml.version}-lwt_log-${version}";
+
+  inherit (lwt) src;
+
+  buildInputs = [ ocaml findlib jbuilder ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ lwt ];
+
+  buildPhase = "jbuilder build -p lwt_log";
+
+  inherit (jbuilder) installPhase;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lwt logging library (deprecated)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/aantron/lwt_log";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
+    inherit (ocaml.meta) platforms;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.vbgl ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index fb51cb94944..93693203255 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ let
 
     ocaml_lwt = if lib.versionOlder "4.02" ocaml.version then lwt3 else lwt2;
 
+    lwt_log = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/lwt_log {
+      lwt = lwt3;
+    };
+
     lwt_ppx = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/lwt/ppx.nix {
       lwt = lwt3;
     };