diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/reuse/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/reuse/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e2c8a7b3a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/reuse/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitLab }:
+
+with python3Packages;
+
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "reuse";
+  version = "0.3.4";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    owner = "reuse";
+    repo = "reuse";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "07acv02wignrsfhym2i3dhlcs501yj426lnff2cjampl6m5cgsk3";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ chardet debian pygit2 ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest jinja2 ];
+
+  # Some path based tests are currently broken under nix
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest tests -k "not test_lint_none and not test_lint_ignore_debian and not test_lint_twice_path"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A tool for compliance with the REUSE Initiative recommendations";
+    license = with licenses; [ cc-by-sa-40 cc0 gpl3 ];
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.FlorianFranzen ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8392796ddbd9..e7f89d7475ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5616,6 +5616,8 @@ in
 
   rescuetime = callPackage ../applications/misc/rescuetime { };
 
+  reuse = callPackage ../tools/package-management/reuse { };
+
   rewritefs = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rewritefs { };
 
   rdiff-backup = callPackage ../tools/backup/rdiff-backup { };