diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5fed006173f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, zlib, flex, bison, readline }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "foma";
+  version = "0.9.18alpha";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mhulden";
+    repo = "foma";
+    rev = "4456a40e81f46e3fe909c5a97a15fcf1d2a3b6c1";
+    sha256 = "188yxj8wahlj2yf93rj1vx549j5cq0085d2jmj3vwzbfjq1mi1f0";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/foma";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ flex bison ];
+  buildInputs = [ zlib readline ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace '-ltermcap' ' ' \
+      --replace '/usr/local' '$(out)'
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A multi-purpose finite-state toolkit designed for applications ranging from natural language processing to research in automata theory";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mhulden/foma";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.tckmn ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 100a2aea8530..144357a11963 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28032,6 +28032,8 @@ in
   fahcontrol = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/foldingathome/control.nix {};
   fahviewer = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/foldingathome/viewer.nix {};
 
+  foma = callPackage ../tools/misc/foma { };
+
   foo2zjs = callPackage ../misc/drivers/foo2zjs {};
 
   foomatic-filters = callPackage ../misc/drivers/foomatic-filters {};