diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/ipaexfont/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/ipaexfont/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab163dcca9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/ipaexfont/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "ipaexfont-003.01";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://dl.ipafont.ipa.go.jp/IPAexfont/IPAexfont00301.zip";
+    sha256 = "0nmfyh10rzkvp0qmrla0dahkmmxq47678y4v8fdm8fpdzmf0kpn7";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts/opentype/
+    cp *.ttf $out/share/fonts/opentype/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Japanese font package with Mincho and Gothic fonts";
+    longDescription = ''
+      IPAex font is a Japanese font developed by the Information-technology
+      Promotion Agency of Japan. It provides both Mincho and Gothic fonts,
+      suitable for both display and printing.
+
+      This is the successor to the IPA fonts.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/;
+    license = licenses.ipa;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8dfc2db0b3b..33334572772 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10768,6 +10768,7 @@ let
   iosevka = callPackage ../data/fonts/iosevka { };
 
   ipafont = callPackage ../data/fonts/ipafont {};
+  ipaexfont = callPackage ../data/fonts/ipaexfont {};
 
   junicode = callPackage ../data/fonts/junicode { };