diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ec158405587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, wayland-scanner }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "wlr-protocols";
+  version = "unstable-2021-11-01";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
+    owner = "wlroots";
+    repo = "wlr-protocols";
+    rev = "d998ee6fc64ea7e066014023653d1271b7702c09";
+    sha256 = "1vw8b10d1pwsj6f4sr3imvwsy55d3435sp068sj4hdszkxc6axsr";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ wayland-scanner ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace wlr-protocols.pc.in \
+      --replace '=''${pc_sysrootdir}' "=" \
+      --replace '=@prefix@' "=$out"
+
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace 'wlr-output-power-management-v1.xml' 'wlr-output-power-management-unstable-v1.xml'
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkPhase = ''
+    make check
+  '';
+
+  installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" "PREFIX=" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Wayland roots protocol extensions";
+    longDescription = ''
+      wlr-protocols contains Wayland protocols that add functionality not
+      available in the Wayland core protocol, and specific to wlroots-based
+      compositors. Such protocols either add completely new functionality, or
+      extend the functionality of some other protocol either in Wayland core,
+      or some other protocol in wayland-protocols.
+    '';
+    homepage    = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlr-protocols";
+    license     = licenses.mit; # See file headers
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ twitchyliquid64 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f923b5fc1403..5dede0934377 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20115,6 +20115,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wiredtiger = callPackage ../development/libraries/wiredtiger { };
 
+  wlr-protocols = callPackage ../development/libraries/wlroots/protocols.nix { };
+
   wt = wt4;
   inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/wt {})
     wt3