diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/physics/dawn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/dawn/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..609a0e1c4cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/dawn/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "dawn";
+  version = "3.91a";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://geant4.kek.jp/~tanaka/src/dawn_${builtins.replaceStrings ["."] ["_"] version}.tgz";
+    hash = "sha256-gdhV6tERdoGxiCQt0L46JOAF2b1AY/0r2pp6eU689fQ=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace 'CC =' 'CC = $(CXX) #' \
+      --replace 'INSTALL_DIR =' "INSTALL_DIR = $out/bin#"
+  '';
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A vectorized 3D PostScript processor with analytical hidden line/surface removal";
+    license = licenses.unfree;
+    homepage = "https://geant4.kek.jp/~tanaka/DAWN/About_DAWN.html";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 09faa28ac730..fca699a6360b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33287,6 +33287,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ### SCIENCE/PHYSICS
 
+  dawn = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/dawn {};
+
   elmerfem = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/elmerfem {};
 
   mcfm = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/MCFM {