diff --git a/pkgs/misc/logging/metricbeat/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/logging/metricbeat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c925dee7da97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/misc/logging/metricbeat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "metricbeat-${version}";
+  version = "5.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/metricbeat/${name}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0shpyqgrqiiqv9anipqms1xy0wn5n2m11fvicdzr3x1v3jygm1ds";
+  };
+
+  # statically linked binary, no need to build anything
+  dontBuild = true;
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  # need to patch interpreter to be able to run on NixOS
+  patchPhase = ''
+    patchelf --interpreter $(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker) metricbeat
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp metricbeat $out/bin/
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lightweight shipper for metrics";
+    homepage = https://www.elastic.co/products/beats;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.fadenb ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 37fe947468da..6d1025b29f85 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -972,6 +972,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   meson = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/meson { };
 
+  metricbeat = callPackage ../misc/logging/metricbeat { };
+
   mp3fs = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/mp3fs { };
 
   mpdcron = callPackage ../tools/audio/mpdcron { };