diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/atkinson-hyperlegible/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/atkinson-hyperlegible/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef7425e12e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/atkinson-hyperlegible/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+let
+  pname = "atkinson-hyperlegible";
+  version = "unstable-2021-04-29";
+in fetchFromGitHub {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  owner = "googlefonts";
+  repo = "atkinson-hyperlegible";
+  rev = "1cb311624b2ddf88e9e37873999d165a8cd28b46";
+  sha256 = "sha256-urSTqC3rfDRM8IMG+edwKEe7NPiTuDZph3heGHzLDks=";
+
+  postFetch = ''
+    tar xf $downloadedFile --strip=1
+    install -Dm644 -t $out/share/fonts/opentype fonts/otf/*
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Typeface designed to offer greater legibility and readability for low vision readers";
+    homepage = "https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont";
+    license = licenses.ofl;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ zhaofengli ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 777891f20ea..bf02ea29a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   antsimulator = callPackage ../games/antsimulator { };
 
+  atkinson-hyperlegible = callPackage ../data/fonts/atkinson-hyperlegible { };
+
   atuin = callPackage ../tools/misc/atuin {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security SystemConfiguration;
   };