diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/hermit/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/hermit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c247ad155438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/hermit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "hermit";
+  version = "2.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://pcaro.es/d/otf-${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "09rmy3sbf1j1hr8zidighjgqc8kp0wsra115y27vrnlf10ml6jy0";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = ".";
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts/opentype
+    cp *.otf $out/share/fonts/opentype/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "monospace font designed to be clear, pragmatic and very readable";
+    homepage = https://pcaro.es/p/hermit;
+    license = licenses.ofl;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf591e92a637..9937a932cec2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15570,6 +15570,8 @@ in
 
   hanazono = callPackage ../data/fonts/hanazono { };
 
+  hermit = callPackage ../data/fonts/hermit { };
+
   hyperscrypt-font = callPackage ../data/fonts/hyperscrypt { };
 
   ia-writer-duospace = callPackage ../data/fonts/ia-writer-duospace { };