diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/proj-datumgrid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/proj-datumgrid/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1c13e93aecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/proj-datumgrid/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "proj-datumgrid";
+  version = "world-1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "OSGeo";
+    repo = "proj-datumgrid";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "132wp77fszx33wann0fjkmi1isxvsb0v9iw0gd9sxapa9h6hf3am";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/scripts";
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    $CC nad2bin.c -o nad2bin
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp nad2bin $out/bin/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Repository for proj datum grids";
+    homepage = https://proj4.org;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 06c76e7a814e..6768f98f7f75 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12707,6 +12707,8 @@ in
 
   proj = callPackage ../development/libraries/proj { };
 
+  proj-datumgrid = callPackage ../development/libraries/proj-datumgrid { };
+
   proselint = callPackage ../tools/text/proselint {
     inherit (python3Packages)
     buildPythonApplication click future six;