diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/termcolor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/termcolor/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d9458341211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/termcolor/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "termcolor";
+  version = "2.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ikalnytskyi";
+    repo = "termcolor";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-W0hB+lFJ2sm7DsbOzITOtjJuntSM55BfwUunOOS4RcA=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DTERMCOLOR_TESTS=ON" ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    ./test_termcolor
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Header-only C++ library for printing colored messages";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ikalnytskyi/termcolor";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ prusnak ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dd37102e157d..0653b93b25d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9984,6 +9984,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   telescope = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/telescope { };
 
+  termcolor = callPackage ../development/libraries/termcolor { };
+
   termscp = callPackage ../tools/networking/termscp {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation Security;
   };