diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/metrics/lwt.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/metrics/lwt.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47b91e430c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/metrics/lwt.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ buildDunePackage, ocaml_lwt, metrics }:
+
+buildDunePackage {
+  pname = "metrics-lwt";
+
+  inherit (metrics) version src;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ocaml_lwt metrics ];
+
+  meta = metrics.meta // {
+    description = "Lwt backend for the Metrics library";
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index 529bd3d7cee..55ef0c052b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ let
 
     metrics = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/metrics { };
 
+    metrics-lwt = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/metrics/lwt.nix { };
+
     mezzo = callPackage ../development/compilers/mezzo { };
 
     minisat = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/minisat { };