diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/qrscan/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/qrscan/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91b8cfc18db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/qrscan/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, stdenv }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "qrscan";
+  version = "0.1.9";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "sayanarijit";
+    repo = "qrscan";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-nAUZUE7NppsCAV8UyR8+OkikT4nJtnamsSVeyNz21EQ=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    rustPlatform.bindgenHook
+  ];
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-P40IwFRtEQp6BGRgmt1x3UXtAKtWaMjR3kqhYq+p7wQ=";
+
+  checkFlags = [
+    # requires filesystem write access
+    "--skip=tests::test_export_files"
+    "--skip=tests::test_scan_from_stdin"
+    "--skip=tests::test_scan_jpeg_file"
+    "--skip=tests::test_scan_no_content"
+    "--skip=tests::test_scan_png_file"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Scan a QR code in the terminal using the system camera or a given image";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sayanarijit/qrscan";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.sayanarijit ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cd9f78d1f96c..c7ea8fc29e67 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11919,6 +11919,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   qrcp = callPackage ../tools/networking/qrcp { };
 
+  qrscan = callPackage ../tools/misc/qrscan { };
+
   qtikz = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/graphics/ktikz { };
 
   qtspim = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/tools/misc/qtspim { };