diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/darling/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/darling/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c94b2d878dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/darling/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, bison, flex}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "darling";
+  name = pname;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    repo = pname;
+    owner = "darlinghq";
+    rev = "d2cc5fa748003aaa70ad4180fff0a9a85dc65e9b";
+    sha256 = "1mkcnzy1cfpwghgvb9pszhy9jy6534y8krw8inwl9fqfd0w019wz";
+  };
+
+  # only packaging sandbox for now
+  buildPhase = ''
+    cc -c src/sandbox/sandbox.c -o src/sandbox/sandbox.o
+    cc -dynamiclib -flat_namespace src/sandbox/sandbox.o -o libsystem_sandbox.dylib
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib
+    cp -rL src/sandbox/include/ $out/
+    cp libsystem_sandbox.dylib $out/lib/
+  '';
+
+  # buildInputs = [ cmake bison flex ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthewbauer ];
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    description = "Darwin/macOS emulation layer for Linux";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
index 55b8fc9238be..d1d5aa470bca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ in
 
   swift-corelibs = callPackages ../os-specific/darwin/swift-corelibs { };
 
+  darling = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/darling/default.nix { };
+
 })