diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuvc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuvc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2956a99432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuvc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, libusb1
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libuvc";
+  version = "unstable-2020-11-29";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = pname;
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "5cddef71b17d41f7e98875a840c50d9704c3d2b2";
+    sha256 = "0kranb0x1k5qad8rwxnn1w9963sbfj2cfzdgpfmlivb04544m2j7";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libusb1 ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://ken.tossell.net/libuvc/";
+    description = "Cross-platform library for USB video devices";
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ prusnak ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index be0c6266c4b..57982f006bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14942,6 +14942,8 @@ in
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) ApplicationServices CoreServices;
   };
 
+  libuvc = callPackage ../development/libraries/libuvc { };
+
   libv4l = lowPrio (v4l-utils.override {
     withUtils = false;
   });