diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/physics/shtns/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/shtns/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a720213b3913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/shtns/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, fftw }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "shtns";
+  version = "3.5.1";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://bitbucket.org/nschaeff/shtns";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1ajrplhv7a2dvb3cn3n638281w0bzdcydvvwbg64awbjg622mdpd";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ fftw ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "High performance library for Spherical Harmonic Transform";
+    homepage = "https://nschaeff.bitbucket.io/shtns/";
+    license = licenses.cecill21;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bzizou ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c4647f4a56ae..b4d73f9c8b93 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -32306,6 +32306,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   sherpa = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/sherpa {};
 
+  shtns = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/shtns { };
+
   xfitter = callPackage ../applications/science/physics/xfitter {};
 
   xflr5 = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/science/physics/xflr5 { };