diff --git a/pkgs/servers/static-web-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/static-web-server/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..492f323d3845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/static-web-server/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, darwin }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "static-web-server";
+  version = "2.14.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "static-web-server";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1x9l39yf65a8ji8x84h583s82hlj6s99gj0fsm4sh2l4i8yrq2yb";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-Ox1mHjeBprxmuqPIVxeTXDyFcEuipSJ7UjXZjcLElIs=";
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security
+  ];
+
+  checkFlags = [
+    # TODO: investigate why these tests fail
+    "--skip=tests::handle_byte_ranges_if_range_too_old"
+    "--skip=tests::handle_not_modified"
+    "--skip=handle_precondition"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An asynchronus web server for static files-serving";
+    homepage = "https://sws.joseluisq.net";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/static-web-server/static-web-server/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    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 f3c9cdee4394..da56bca83203 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24756,6 +24756,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   thttpd = callPackage ../servers/http/thttpd { };
 
+  static-web-server = callPackage ../servers/static-web-server { };
+
   storm = callPackage ../servers/computing/storm { };
 
   surrealdb = callPackage ../servers/nosql/surrealdb {