diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddb3cc8e377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub
+, makeWrapper
+, iproute, systemd, coreutils, utillinux }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "update-systemd-resolved";
+  version = "1.3.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jonathanio";
+    repo = "update-systemd-resolved";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "19zhbpyms57yb70hi0ws5sbkpk2yqp9nnix3f86r36h1g93m70lm";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  buildFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}/libexec/openvpn"
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/libexec/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved \
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ iproute systemd coreutils utillinux ]}
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Helper script for OpenVPN to directly update the DNS settings of a link through systemd-resolved via DBus";
+    homepage = https://github.com/jonathanio/update-systemd-resolved;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eadwu ];
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index efdc939e699..2acf3fec71c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5400,6 +5400,8 @@ in
 
   update-resolv-conf = callPackage ../tools/networking/openvpn/update-resolv-conf.nix { };
 
+  update-systemd-resolved = callPackage ../tools/networking/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved.nix { };
+
   opae = callPackage ../development/libraries/opae { };
 
   opentracing-cpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/opentracing-cpp { };