diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spectra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spectra/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1fc3ccd75765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spectra/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, eigen
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "spectra";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "yixuan";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-HaJmMo4jYmO/j53/nHrL3bvdQMAvp4Nuhhe8Yc7pL88=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ eigen ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://spectralib.org/";
+    description = "A C++ library for large scale eigenvalue problems, built on top of Eigen";
+    license = licenses.mpl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ vonfry ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bc770ddbc03d..b23f6a3d9bc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35593,6 +35593,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   refind = callPackage ../tools/bootloaders/refind { };
 
+  spectra = callPackage ../development/libraries/spectra { };
+
   spectrojack = callPackage ../applications/audio/spectrojack { };
 
   sift = callPackage ../tools/text/sift { };