diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f740a12e53f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, libevent
+, mandoc
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libopensmtpd";
+  version = "0.7";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://imperialat.at/releases/libopensmtpd-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-zdbV4RpwY/kmXaQ6QjCcZGVUuLaLA5gsqEctvisIphM=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [ ./no-chown-while-installing.patch ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libevent ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ mandoc ];
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "-f Makefile.gnu"
+    "DESTDIR=$(out)"
+    "LOCALBASE="
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Library for creating OpenSMTPD filters";
+    homepage = "http://imperialat.at/dev/libopensmtpd/";
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ malvo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/no-chown-while-installing.patch b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/no-chown-while-installing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..52d8b3e2d01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd/no-chown-while-installing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.gnu b/Makefile.gnu
+index b4bcaef..981721c 100644
+--- a/Makefile.gnu
++++ b/Makefile.gnu
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SYMBOL_LIST=	${CURDIR}/Symbols.list
+ includes:
+ 	@cd ${CURDIR}; for i in ${HDRS}; do \
+ 	    j="cmp -s $$i ${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/include/$$i || \
+-	    ${INSTALL} -D -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 $$i\
++	    ${INSTALL} -D -m 444 $$i\
+ 		${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/include/$$i"; \
+ 	    echo $$j; \
+ 	    eval "$$j"; \
+@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ MANFORMAT?=		mangz
+ INSTALL?=	install
+ LINK?=		ln
+ 
+-BINOWN?=	root
+-BINGRP?=	root
+ LIBPERM?=	755
+-MANOWN?=	root
+-MANGRP?=	root
+ MANPERM?=	644
+ 
+ include ${CURDIR}/shlib_version
+@@ -138,10 +134,10 @@ all: ${TARGET_LIB} ${TARGET_MAN}
+ 
+ .PHONY: install
+ install: includes ${TARGET_LIB} ${TARGET_MAN}
+-	${INSTALL} -D -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${LIBPERM} ${TARGET_LIB} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${TARGET_LIB}
++	${INSTALL} -D -m ${LIBPERM} ${TARGET_LIB} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${TARGET_LIB}
+ 	${LINK} -s ${TARGET_LIB} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${SONAME_LIB}
+ 	${LINK} -s ${TARGET_LIB} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR}/${BASE_LIB}
+-	${INSTALL} -D -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANPERM} ${TARGET_MAN} ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/${TARGET_MAN}
++	${INSTALL} -D -m ${MANPERM} ${TARGET_MAN} ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/${TARGET_MAN}
+ 
+ CLEANFILES+=	*.o ${TARGET_LIB}
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9d0f42e685fa..55817e7aaed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22085,6 +22085,7 @@ with pkgs;
   opensmtpd = callPackage ../servers/mail/opensmtpd { };
   opensmtpd-extras = callPackage ../servers/mail/opensmtpd/extras.nix { };
   opensmtpd-filter-rspamd = callPackage ../servers/mail/opensmtpd/filter-rspamd.nix { };
+  libopensmtpd = callPackage ../servers/mail/opensmtpd/libopensmtpd { };
 
   openxr-loader = callPackage ../development/libraries/openxr-loader { };