diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fontfor/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontfor/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c77809ece1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontfor/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, expat
+, fontconfig
+, freetype
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "fontfor";
+  version = "0.3.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "7sDream";
+    repo = "fontfor";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1b07hd41blwsnb91vh2ax9zigm4lh8n0i5man0cjmxhavvbfy12b";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    expat
+    fontconfig
+    freetype
+  ];
+
+  cargoSha256 = "194c4knjfb3pnpvw3zl1srwx3q1jp6z78vzln0q2mk5nf0a35yy0";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Find fonts which can show a specified character and preview them in browser";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/7sDream/fontfor";
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Plus ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ shamilton ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5fb8b0cd463b..a4bb9f77890f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4228,6 +4228,8 @@ in
     python = python2;
   };
 
+  fontfor = callPackage ../tools/misc/fontfor { };
+
   fontforge = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/misc/fontforge {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa;
     python = python3;