diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/the-foundation/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/the-foundation/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..012d13964c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/the-foundation/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitea
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, curl
+, libunistring
+, openssl
+, pcre
+, zlib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "the-foundation";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitea {
+    domain = "git.skyjake.fi";
+    owner = "skyjake";
+    repo = "the_Foundation";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-IHwWJryG4HcrW9Bf8KJrisCrbF86RBQj6Xl1HTmcr6k=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ curl libunistring openssl pcre zlib ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Opinionated C11 library for low-level functionality";
+    homepage = "https://git.skyjake.fi/skyjake/the_Foundation";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9b4b5760373..235d32ecdd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20835,6 +20835,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tet = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/tet { };
 
+  the-foundation = callPackage ../development/libraries/the-foundation { };
+
   theft = callPackage ../development/libraries/theft { };
 
   thrift = callPackage ../development/libraries/thrift { };