diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/socket_vmnet/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/socket_vmnet/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a11b4d1c89b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/socket_vmnet/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, vmnet
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "socket_vmnet";
+  version = "1.1.4";
+
+  buildInputs = [ vmnet ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "lima-vm";
+    repo = "socket_vmnet";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-VC5l9hMFqcdsSuQg2UYP1QFPRByQtoI0jmrLfD7Io/E=";
+  };
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    export DESTDIR=$out
+    export PREFIX=/
+    export VERSION=${src.rev}
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir $out
+    make install.bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "vmnet.framework support for unmodified rootless QEMU";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sysedwinistrator ];
+    platforms = platforms.darwin;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e88689aa7e508..2fba7abcb5dd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6322,6 +6322,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   snowcat = callPackage ../tools/security/snowcat { };
 
+  socket_vmnet = callPackage ../by-name/so/socket_vmnet/package.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) vmnet;
+  };
+
   socklog = callPackage ../tools/system/socklog { };
 
   soju = callPackage ../applications/networking/soju { };