diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pulseeffects-legacy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pulseeffects-legacy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fad17ac71fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pulseeffects-legacy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+{ lib, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, itstool
+, python3
+, libxml2
+, desktop-file-utils
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, gst_all_1
+, pulseaudio
+, gtk3
+, glib
+, glibmm
+, gtkmm3
+, lilv
+, lv2
+, serd
+, sord
+, sratom
+, libbs2b
+, libsamplerate
+, libsndfile
+, libebur128
+, rnnoise
+, boost
+, dbus
+, fftwFloat
+, calf
+, zita-convolver
+, zam-plugins
+, rubberband
+, lsp-plugins
+}:
+
+let
+  lv2Plugins = [
+    calf # limiter, compressor exciter, bass enhancer and others
+    lsp-plugins # delay
+  ];
+  ladspaPlugins = [
+    rubberband # pitch shifting
+    zam-plugins # maximizer
+  ];
+in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "pulseeffects";
+  version = "4.8.4";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "wwmm";
+    repo = "pulseeffects";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "19sndxvszafbd1l2033g2irpx2jrwi5bpbx8r35047wi0z7djiag";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    libxml2
+    itstool
+    python3
+    desktop-file-utils
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pulseaudio
+    glib
+    glibmm
+    gtk3
+    gtkmm3
+    gst_all_1.gstreamer
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base # gst-fft
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-good # pulsesrc
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad
+    lilv lv2 serd sord sratom
+    libbs2b
+    libebur128
+    libsamplerate
+    libsndfile
+    rnnoise
+    boost
+    dbus
+    fftwFloat
+    zita-convolver
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    chmod +x meson_post_install.py
+    patchShebangs meson_post_install.py
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --set LV2_PATH "${lib.makeSearchPath "lib/lv2" lv2Plugins}"
+      --set LADSPA_PATH "${lib.makeSearchPath "lib/ladspa" ladspaPlugins}"
+    )
+  '';
+
+  # Meson is no longer able to pick up Boost automatically.
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/86131
+  BOOST_INCLUDEDIR = "${lib.getDev boost}/include";
+  BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = "${lib.getLib boost}/lib";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Limiter, compressor, reverberation, equalizer and auto volume effects for Pulseaudio applications";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/wwmm/pulseeffects";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5fb8b0cd463b..462db692cd9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18087,6 +18087,10 @@ in
     boost = boost172;
   };
 
+  pulseeffects-legacy = callPackage ../applications/audio/pulseeffects-legacy {
+    boost = boost172;
+  };
+
   tomcat_connectors = callPackage ../servers/http/apache-modules/tomcat-connectors { };
 
   tomcat-native = callPackage ../servers/http/tomcat/tomcat-native.nix { };