diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/wl-clip-persist/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wl-clip-persist/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d5626ba1895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/wl-clip-persist/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pkg-config
+, wayland
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "wl-clip-persist";
+  version = "0.3.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Linus789";
+    repo = "wl-clip-persist";
+    # upstream doesn't tag releases
+    rev = "6ba11a2aa295d780f0b2e8f005cf176601d153b0";
+    hash = "sha256-wg4xEXLAZpWflFejP7ob4cnmRvo9d/0dL9hceG+RUr0=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-vNxNvJ5tA323EVArJ6glNslkq/Q6u7NsIpTYO1Q3GEw=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    wayland
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    inherit (wayland.meta) platforms;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Linus789/wl-clip-persist";
+    description = "Keep Wayland clipboard even after programs close";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thiagokokada ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f386075c5db4..a28f28d95e2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4454,6 +4454,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wdt = callPackage ../applications/networking/sync/wdt { };
 
+  wl-clip-persist = callPackage ../tools/wayland/wl-clip-persist { };
+
   wl-clipboard = callPackage ../tools/wayland/wl-clipboard { };
 
   wl-clipboard-x11 = callPackage ../tools/wayland/wl-clipboard-x11 { };