diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/lao/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/lao/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abe359410b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/lao/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ fetchzip, lib }:
+
+let
+  version = "0.0.20060226";
+in
+fetchzip {
+  name = "lao-${version}";
+  url = "mirror://debian/pool/main/f/fonts-lao/fonts-lao_${version}.orig.tar.xz";
+  sha256 = "sha256-Ti3DNOgLR5VBJ1mSe8M+qs4UYbCR7qOPgqxRfmHa+jY=";
+
+  postFetch = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts
+    tar xf $downloadedFile --strip-components=1 -C $out/share/fonts fonts-lao-${version}/Phetsarath_OT.ttf
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "TrueType font for Lao language";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ serge ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bfca44e2701d..a3dce075bb88 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24376,6 +24376,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   layan-kde = callPackage ../data/themes/layan-kde { };
 
+  lao = callPackage ../data/fonts/lao {};
+
   lato = callPackage ../data/fonts/lato {};
 
   league-of-moveable-type = callPackage ../data/fonts/league-of-moveable-type {};