diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vulkan-headers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vulkan-headers/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797c64729ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vulkan-headers/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "vulkan-headers-${version}";
+  version = "1.1.77.0";
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "KhronosGroup";
+    repo = "Vulkan-Headers";
+    rev = "sdk-${version}";
+    sha256 = "1k01y5cj154mw7853w5xh135b2jp6k83kzwknw0dbs5adj4dx0kf";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Vulkan Header files and API registry";
+    homepage    = "http://www.lunarg.com";
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
+    license     = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.ralith ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 50736caab83..be2fff2383f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12040,6 +12040,7 @@ with pkgs;
                                           CoreText IOSurface ImageIO OpenGL GLUT;
   };
 
+  vulkan-headers = callPackage ../development/libraries/vulkan-headers { };
   vulkan-loader = callPackage ../development/libraries/vulkan-loader { };
 
   vtkWithQt4 = vtk.override { qtLib = qt4; };