diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libinstpatch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libinstpatch/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5c15ad3e38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libinstpatch/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config, glib, libsndfile }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libinstpatch";
+  version = "1.1.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "swami";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0ksilyszcm7mwb6m8qyrgalvh4h2vkyz7wzj0xczcqkj15bcl4lw";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libsndfile ]; # Both are needed for includes.
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DLIB_SUFFIX=" # Install in $out/lib.
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://www.swamiproject.org/;
+    description = "MIDI instrument patch files support library";
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 37db858ec0dc..f4d6091c7011 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13067,6 +13067,8 @@ in
 
   libinput-gestures = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/libinput-gestures {};
 
+  libinstpatch = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/libinstpatch { };
+
   libisofs = callPackage ../development/libraries/libisofs { };
 
   libisoburn = callPackage ../development/libraries/libisoburn { };