diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/proximity-sort/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/proximity-sort/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43a8580ab35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/proximity-sort/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchCrate }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "proximity-sort";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchCrate {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-So3cvL2F7wfcPVPEBspMLH4f5KSbVQeUKLJve/BXLA4=";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-VGxU3CD5pj0Hrt6nUbNU7eNEpNrzHp/WaFHAKPUz8DA=";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Simple command-line utility for sorting inputs by proximity to a path argument";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jonhoo/proximity-sort";
+    license = with licenses; [ mit /* or */ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6d39fb0c9243..d219c700cb69 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23813,6 +23813,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   prometheus-cpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/prometheus-cpp { };
 
+  proximity-sort = callPackage ../tools/misc/proximity-sort { };
+
   psqlodbc = callPackage ../development/libraries/psqlodbc { };
 
   public-inbox = perlPackages.callPackage ../servers/mail/public-inbox { };