diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/hostess/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/hostess/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47eab1abd8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/hostess/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "hostess";
+  version = "0.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "cbednarski";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1izszf60nsa6pyxx3kd8qdrz3h47ylm17r9hzh9wk37f61pmm42j";
+  };
+
+  subPackages = [ "." ];
+
+  vendorSha256 = "0sjjj9z1dhilhpc8pq4154czrb79z9cm044jvn75kxcjv6v5l2m5";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An idempotent command-line utility for managing your /etc/hosts* file.";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ edlimerkaj ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9375b4165358..48516c8d74f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6320,6 +6320,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   host = bind.host;
 
+  hostess = callPackage ../development/tools/hostess {};
+
   hotpatch = callPackage ../development/libraries/hotpatch { };
 
   hotspot = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/hotspot { };