diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sharness/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sharness/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43a102686e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sharness/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchurl
+, perl
+, perlPackages
+, sharnessExtensions ? {} }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "sharness";
+  version = "1.1.0-dev";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "chriscool";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "3f238a740156dd2082f4bd60ced205e05894d367"; # 2020-12-09
+    sha256 = "FCYskpIqkrpNaWCi2LkhEkiow4/rXLe+lfEWNUthLUg=";
+  };
+
+  # Used for testing
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl perlPackages.IOTty ];
+
+  outputs = [ "out" "doc" ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
+
+  extensions = lib.mapAttrsToList (k: v: "${k}.sh ${v}") sharnessExtensions;
+
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (sharnessExtensions != {}) ''
+    extDir=$out/share/sharness/sharness.d
+    mkdir -p "$extDir"
+    linkExtensions() {
+      set -- $extensions
+      while [ $# -ge 2 ]; do
+        ln -s "$2" "$extDir/$1"
+        shift 2
+      done
+    }
+    linkExtensions
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Portable shell library to write, run and analyze automated tests adhering to Test Anything Protocol (TAP)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/chriscool/sharness";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.spacefrogg ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index af9935396ee..063ec35460a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16610,6 +16610,8 @@ in
 
   shapelib = callPackage ../development/libraries/shapelib { };
 
+  sharness = callPackage ../development/libraries/sharness { };
+
   shibboleth-sp = callPackage ../development/libraries/shibboleth-sp { };
 
   skaffold = callPackage ../development/tools/skaffold { };