diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/pax/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/pax/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa457b976d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/pax/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "pax";
+  version = "20201030";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.mirbsd.org/MirOS/dist/mir/cpio/paxmirabilis-${version}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "1p18nxijh323f4i1s2pg7pcr0557xljl5avv8ll5s9nfr34r5j0w";
+  };
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    sh Build.sh -r -tpax
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -Dm555 pax $out/bin/pax
+    ln -s $out/bin/pax $out/bin/paxcpio
+    ln -s $out/bin/pax $out/bin/paxtar
+    install -Dm444 mans/pax{,cpio,tar}.1 -t $out/share/man/man1/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "POSIX standard archive tool from MirBSD";
+    homepage = "https://www.mirbsd.org/pax.htm";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf470e53733a..c86e117acab7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3542,6 +3542,8 @@ in
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
   };
 
+  pax = callPackage ../tools/archivers/pax { };
+
   rage = callPackage ../tools/security/rage { };
 
   rar2fs = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/rar2fs { };