diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/posix/socket.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/posix/socket.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69a469bbeced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/posix/socket.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ lib, buildDunePackage, posix-base }:
+
+buildDunePackage {
+  pname = "posix-socket";
+
+  inherit (posix-base) version src useDune2;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ posix-base ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = posix-base.meta // {
+    description = "Bindings for posix sockets";
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index 4878266ac831..f510e67ab895 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@ let
 
     posix-base = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/posix/base.nix { };
 
+    posix-socket = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/posix/socket.nix { };
+
     ppxfind = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ppxfind { };
 
     ppxlib = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/ppxlib { };