diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..729faa7a95d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/lrzsz/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "lrzsz-0.12.20";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://ohse.de/uwe/releases/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1wcgfa9fsigf1gri74gq0pa7pyajk12m4z69x7ci9c6x9fqkd2y2";
+  };
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--program-transform-name=s/^l//" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz.html;
+    description = "Communication package providing the XMODEM, YMODEM ZMODEM file transfer protocols";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4a700ca31f42..366d1fe3d24a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9043,6 +9043,8 @@ let
 
   lmms = callPackage ../applications/audio/lmms { };
 
+  lrzsz = callPackage ../tools/misc/lrzsz { };
+
   lxdvdrip = callPackage ../applications/video/lxdvdrip { };
 
   handbrake = callPackage ../applications/video/handbrake { };