diff --git a/ports/libzim/0001-build-share-library.patch b/ports/libzim/0001-build-share-library.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b25326b9715cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/libzim/0001-build-share-library.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 6862f75..d887f9a 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ static_linkage = static_linkage or get_option('default_library')=='static'
+ lzma_dep = dependency('liblzma', static:static_linkage)
+ if static_linkage
+   add_project_arguments('-DLZMA_API_STATIC', language: 'cpp')
+-else
+-  private_conf.set('LIBZIM_EXPORT_DLL', true)
+ endif
+ 
+ zstd_dep = dependency('libzstd', static:static_linkage)
+@@ -59,6 +57,9 @@ pkg_requires = ['liblzma', 'libzstd']
+ if build_machine.system() == 'windows'
+     extra_link_args = ['-lRpcrt4', '-lWs2_32', '-lwinmm', '-licuuc', '-licuin']
+     extra_cpp_args = ['-DSORTPP_PASS']
++    if not static_linkage
++      extra_cpp_args += ['-DLIBZIM_EXPORT_DLL']
++    endif
+ else
+     extra_link_args = []
+     extra_cpp_args = []
+-- 
+2.37.3.windows.1
+
diff --git a/ports/libzim/portfile.cmake b/ports/libzim/portfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..83bfd7fc3b5703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/libzim/portfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO openzim/libzim
+    REF ${VERSION}
+    SHA512 4554a9237f5167f6f94aad76ef0e847e949c47c6ee2a89bbd6e587da3b3a3e2d0a8b2d03f7a0fbde0e0dc96fb61bf8c115b3ef3cbd7eff5e880f152bee9b29f0
+    HEAD_REF main
+    PATCHES
+        0001-build-share-library.patch
+)
+
+set(EXTRA_OPTIONS "")
+
+if(NOT "xapian" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_OPTIONS "-Dwith_xapian=false")
+endif()
+
+if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_OPTIONS "-Dstatic-linkage=false")
+else()
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_OPTIONS "-Dstatic-linkage=true")
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_configure_meson(
+    SOURCE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}"
+    OPTIONS
+      -Dexamples=false
+      ${EXTRA_OPTIONS}
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_meson(ADD_BIN_TO_PATH)
+
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+
+vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig()
+
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share")
+vcpkg_install_copyright(FILE_LIST "${SOURCE_PATH}/COPYING")
diff --git a/ports/libzim/vcpkg.json b/ports/libzim/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c949aaf4fd0d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/libzim/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "libzim",
+  "version": "8.2.0",
+  "description": "The Libzim is the reference implementation for the ZIM file format. It's a software library to read and write ZIM files on many systems and architectures. More information about the ZIM format and the openZIM project at https://openzim.org/.",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/openzim/libzim",
+  "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
+  "supports": "!android",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "icu",
+    "liblzma",
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-tool-meson",
+      "host": true
+    },
+    "zstd"
+  ],
+  "features": {
+    "xapian": {
+      "description": "Enable xapian support",
+      "supports": "!(windows & !mingw)",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "xapian"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index 7827520e46d89d..736c570b80cdee 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -4836,6 +4836,10 @@
       "baseline": "0.4.41",
       "port-version": 0
     },
+    "libzim": {
+      "baseline": "8.2.0",
+      "port-version": 0
+    },
     "libzip": {
       "baseline": "1.9.2",
       "port-version": 1
diff --git a/versions/l-/libzim.json b/versions/l-/libzim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a0f5cc6ba622b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/l-/libzim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "93b2790850e120148daf03563e24e6ed3ee9e02e",
+      "version": "8.2.0",
+      "port-version": 0
+    }
+  ]
+}