diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/coffeescript/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/coffeescript/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5245a25bba88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/coffeescript/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildNpmPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+buildNpmPackage rec {
+  pname = "coffeescript";
+  version = "2.7.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jashkenas";
+    repo = "coffeescript";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-vr46LKICX61rFPCkZ3G+8gJykg+MO43YRJnZGM3RoY0=";
+  };
+
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-mCm31OwI3wjq8taKRQuEj4+IWVZO9Z5KuIDBf39lYoQ=";
+
+  env = {
+    PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD = true;
+  };
+
+  dontNpmBuild = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A little language that compiles into JavaScript";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "coffee";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ cdmistman ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
index a4cd109fc1d4..2ebe88a96a91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ mapAliases {
   castnow = pkgs.castnow; # added 2023-07-30
   inherit (pkgs) clean-css-cli; # added 2023-08-18
   coc-imselect = throw "coc-imselect was removed because it was broken"; # added 2023-08-21
+  coffee-script = pkgs.coffeescript; # added 2023-08-18
   inherit (pkgs) configurable-http-proxy; # added 2023-08-19
   inherit (pkgs) cordova; # added 2023-08-18
   dat = throw "dat was removed because it was broken"; # added 2023-08-21
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/main-programs.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/main-programs.nix
index 88aad2e1a195..ed253a211345 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/main-programs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/main-programs.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "@electron-forge/cli" = "electron-forge";
   "@microsoft/rush" = "rush";
   "@webassemblyjs/cli-1.11.1" = "wasm2wast";
-  coffee-script = "coffee";
   "@withgraphite/graphite-cli" = "gt";
 
   # Packages that provide a single executable.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
index 2a9130699204..a95b47b6104f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 , "coc-yaml"
 , "coc-yank"
 , "code-theme-converter"
-, "coffee-script"
 , "coinmon"
 , "concurrently"
 , "conventional-changelog-cli"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
index eadfbf067d43..89a0652689a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
@@ -80103,24 +80103,6 @@ in
     bypassCache = true;
     reconstructLock = true;
   };
-  coffee-script = nodeEnv.buildNodePackage {
-    name = "coffee-script";
-    packageName = "coffee-script";
-    version = "1.12.7";
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://registry.npmjs.org/coffee-script/-/coffee-script-1.12.7.tgz";
-      sha512 = "fLeEhqwymYat/MpTPUjSKHVYYl0ec2mOyALEMLmzr5i1isuG+6jfI2j2d5oBO3VIzgUXgBVIcOT9uH1TFxBckw==";
-    };
-    buildInputs = globalBuildInputs;
-    meta = {
-      description = "Unfancy JavaScript";
-      homepage = "http://coffeescript.org";
-      license = "MIT";
-    };
-    production = true;
-    bypassCache = true;
-    reconstructLock = true;
-  };
   coinmon = nodeEnv.buildNodePackage {
     name = "coinmon";
     packageName = "coinmon";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 743ba1c78f8d..0c78345b5eb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15669,6 +15669,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cmdstan = callPackage ../development/compilers/cmdstan { };
 
+  coffeescript = callPackage ../development/compilers/coffeescript { };
+
   comby = callPackage ../development/tools/comby { };
 
   inherit (coqPackages) compcert;