diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libjwt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjwt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c7d624e7f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libjwt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, jansson, openssl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libjwt";
+  version = "1.12.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "benmcollins";
+    repo = "libjwt";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1c69slf9k56gh0xcg6269v712ysm6wckracms4grdsc72xg6x7h2";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ jansson openssl ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/benmcollins/libjwt";
+    description = "JWT C Library";
+    license = licenses.mpl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pnotequalnp ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 384b575f614..aa6eec616f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15310,6 +15310,8 @@ in
     libmicrohttpd = libmicrohttpd_0_9_72;
   };
 
+  libjwt = callPackage ../development/libraries/libjwt { };
+
   libkate = callPackage ../development/libraries/libkate { };
 
   libkeyfinder = callPackage ../development/libraries/libkeyfinder { };