diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/envchain/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/envchain/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bafa4688ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/envchain/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libedit, libsecret, ncurses, pkg-config, readline, Security }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "envchain";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "sorah";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0qxwiqhb8cg0zbn5p0mvnbyxx1xwvgiricrkjlvxz13sf2ngq87p";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e "s|-ltermcap|-lncurses|" Makefile
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libsecret readline ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libedit ncurses Security ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Set environment variables with macOS keychain or D-Bus secret service";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sorah/envchain";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bbigras ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c58bfb21ac63..d2aba74388a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3699,6 +3699,8 @@ in
 
   entr = callPackage ../tools/misc/entr { };
 
+  envchain = callPackage ../tools/misc/envchain { inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security; };
+
   eot_utilities = callPackage ../tools/misc/eot-utilities { };
 
   eplot = callPackage ../tools/graphics/eplot { };