diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 0f52ba2267..9bba0d9698 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -3511,6 +3511,7 @@ F:	package/evilwm/
 F:	package/fbv/
 F:	package/libpam-pkcs11/
 F:	package/mksh/
+F:	package/nim/
 F:	package/perl-cgi/
 F:	package/perl-cgi-session/
 F:	package/perl-log-message/
diff --git a/package/nim/nim.hash b/package/nim/nim.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c455ab91a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/nim/nim.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Locally computed
+sha256  2639a06a5ea7a7fcf57df1e7e1ef4d1b2bee58c7ac9bd00dbd2aa5bea1e5a56a  nim-2.2.12.tar.xz
+sha256  1ef33f7376a2e4b4c090fcaa42d8a206c19bc70d8d816665ff983bc14c5fe159  copying.txt
diff --git a/package/nim/nim.mk b/package/nim/nim.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..946c8e1af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/nim/nim.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# nim
+#
+################################################################################
+
+NIM_VERSION = 2.2.12
+NIM_SITE = https://github.com/nim-lang/nightlies/releases/download/2026-09-08-version-2-2-8e8fbf60693418dc95bb0d762fd660231d08a583/
+NIM_SOURCE = nim-$(NIM_VERSION).tar.xz
+NIM_LICENSE = MIT
+NIM_LICENSE_FILES = copying.txt
+
+define HOST_NIM_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) cd $(@D) && ./build.sh
+endef
+
+define HOST_NIM_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m0755 $(@D)/bin/nim $(HOST_DIR)/bin/nim
+	cp -dpfr $(@D)/lib/* $(HOST_DIR)/lib
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))