diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/mdevd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/mdevd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b88e3ad1e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/mdevd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, skawarePackages }:
+
+with skawarePackages;
+
+buildPackage {
+  pname = "mdevd";
+  version = "0.1.3.0";
+  sha256 = "0spvw27xxd0m6j8bl8xysmgsx18fl769smr6dsh25s2d5h3sp2dy";
+
+  description = "mdev-compatible Linux hotplug manager daemon";
+  platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+
+  outputs = [ "bin" "out" "dev" "doc" ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-sysdeps=${skalibs.lib}/lib/skalibs/sysdeps"
+    "--with-include=${skalibs.dev}/include"
+    "--with-lib=${skalibs.lib}/lib"
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    # remove all mdevd executables from build directory
+    rm $(find -type f -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -executable)
+
+    mv doc $doc/share/doc/mdevd/html
+    mv examples $doc/share/doc/mdevd/examples
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 32c6eb4ee80..06742aa4a1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17270,6 +17270,7 @@ in
     s6-portable-utils = callPackage ../tools/misc/s6-portable-utils { };
     s6-rc = callPackage ../tools/system/s6-rc { };
 
+    mdevd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/mdevd { };
     nsss = callPackage ../development/libraries/nsss { };
     utmps = callPackage ../development/libraries/utmps { };
     sdnotify-wrapper = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sdnotify-wrapper { };
@@ -20263,6 +20264,8 @@ in
   mdadm = mdadm4;
   mdadm4 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/mdadm { };
 
+  inherit (skawarePackages) mdevd;
+
   metastore = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/metastore { };
 
   mingetty = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/mingetty { };