diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/lxd-socket-path.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/lxd-socket-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4219fcbfa7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/lxd-socket-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/snapcraft_legacy/internal/build_providers/_lxd/_lxd.py b/snapcraft_legacy/internal/build_providers/_lxd/_lxd.py
+index 5fa4f898..41264ebb 100644
+--- a/snapcraft_legacy/internal/build_providers/_lxd/_lxd.py
++++ b/snapcraft_legacy/internal/build_providers/_lxd/_lxd.py
+@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class LXD(Provider):
+             build_provider_flags=build_provider_flags,
+         )
+         # This endpoint is hardcoded everywhere lxc/lxd-pkg-snap#33
+-        lxd_socket_path = "/var/snap/lxd/common/lxd/unix.socket"
++        lxd_socket_path = "/var/lib/lxd/unix.socket"
+         endpoint = "http+unix://{}".format(urllib.parse.quote(lxd_socket_path, safe=""))
+         try:
+             self._lxd_client: pylxd.Client = pylxd.Client(endpoint=endpoint)
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/os-platform.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/os-platform.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b441ec8d4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/os-platform.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/snapcraft/utils.py b/snapcraft/utils.py
+index 511effe2..4af5a029 100644
+--- a/snapcraft/utils.py
++++ b/snapcraft/utils.py
+@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+ # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ 
+ """Utilities for snapcraft."""
++
+ import multiprocessing
+ import os
+ import pathlib
+@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ def get_os_platform(
+     release = platform.release()
+     machine = platform.machine()
+ 
+-    if system == "Linux":
++    if system == "Linux" and "NixOS" not in platform.version():
+         try:
+             with filepath.open("rt", encoding="utf-8") as release_file:
+                 lines = release_file.readlines()
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57e16a1a138c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+{
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  git,
+  glibc,
+  lib,
+  makeWrapper,
+  nix-update-script,
+  python3Packages,
+  squashfsTools,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "snapcraft";
+  version = "8.2.0";
+
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  # Somewhere deep in the dependency tree is 'versioningit', which depends
+  # on pydantic 2. Snapcraft will soon migrate to pydantic 2, and disabling
+  # this doesn't seem to affect the functionality of the application.
+  catchConflicts = false;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "canonical";
+    repo = "snapcraft";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-uRapRL+492FOju83o3OBsYK52hwOOG6b4EbdMVpAlBs=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Snapcraft is only officially distributed as a snap, as is LXD. The socket
+    # path for LXD must be adjusted so that it's at the correct location for LXD
+    # on NixOS. This patch will likely never be accepted upstream.
+    ./lxd-socket-path.patch
+    # In certain places, Snapcraft expects an /etc/os-release file to determine
+    # host info which doesn't exist in our test environment. This is a
+    # relatively naive patch which helps the test suite pass - without it *many*
+    # of the tests fail. This patch will likely never be accepted upstream.
+    ./os-platform.patch
+    # Snapcraft will try to inject itself as a snap *from the host system* into
+    # the build system. This patch short-circuits that logic and ensures that
+    # Snapcraft is installed on the build system from the snap store - because
+    # there is no snapd on NixOS hosts that can be used for the injection. This
+    # patch will likely never be accepted upstream.
+    ./set-channel-for-nix.patch
+    # Certain paths (for extensions, schemas) are packaged in the snap by the
+    # upstream, so the paths are well-known, except here where Snapcraft is
+    # *not* in a snap, so this patch changes those paths to point to the correct
+    # place in the Nix store. This patch will likely never be accepted upstream.
+    ./snapcraft-data-dirs.patch
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail 'version=determine_version()' 'version="${version}"' \
+      --replace-fail 'gnupg' 'python-gnupg'
+
+    substituteInPlace requirements.txt \
+      --replace-fail 'gnupg==2.3.1' 'python-gnupg'
+
+    substituteInPlace snapcraft/__init__.py \
+      --replace-fail '__version__ = _get_version()' '__version__ = "${version}"'
+
+    substituteInPlace snapcraft_legacy/__init__.py \
+      --replace-fail '__version__ = _get_version()' '__version__ = "${version}"'
+
+    substituteInPlace snapcraft/elf/elf_utils.py \
+      --replace-fail 'arch_linker_path = Path(arch_config.dynamic_linker)' \
+      'return str(Path("${glibc}/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"))'
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    attrs
+    catkin-pkg
+    click
+    craft-application
+    craft-archives
+    craft-cli
+    craft-grammar
+    craft-parts
+    craft-providers
+    craft-store
+    debian
+    docutils
+    jsonschema
+    launchpadlib
+    lazr-restfulclient
+    lxml
+    macaroonbakery
+    mypy-extensions
+    progressbar
+    pyelftools
+    pygit2
+    pylxd
+    python-apt
+    python-gnupg
+    raven
+    requests-toolbelt
+    simplejson
+    snap-helpers
+    tabulate
+    tinydb
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "docutils"
+    "jsonschema"
+    "pygit2"
+    "urllib3"
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/snapcraft --prefix PATH : ${squashfsTools}/bin
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    pytest-check
+    pytest-cov
+    pytest-mock
+    pytest-subprocess
+    pytestCheckHook
+    responses
+  ] ++ [
+    git
+    squashfsTools
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    mkdir -p check-phase
+    export HOME="$(pwd)/check-phase"
+  '';
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests/unit" ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_bin_echo"
+    "test_classic_linter_filter"
+    "test_classic_linter"
+    "test_complex_snap_yaml"
+    "test_get_base_configuration_snap_channel"
+    "test_get_base_configuration_snap_instance_name_default"
+    "test_get_base_configuration_snap_instance_name_not_running_as_snap"
+    "test_get_extensions_data_dir"
+    "test_get_os_platform_alternative_formats"
+    "test_get_os_platform_linux"
+    "test_get_os_platform_windows"
+    "test_lifecycle_pack_components_with_output"
+    "test_lifecycle_pack_components"
+    "test_lifecycle_write_component_metadata"
+    "test_parse_info_integrated"
+    "test_patch_elf"
+    "test_remote_builder_init"
+    "test_setup_assets_remote_icon"
+    "test_snap_command_fallback"
+    "test_validate_architectures_supported"
+    "test_validate_architectures_unsupported"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isAarch64 [
+    "test_load_project"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/unit/commands/test_remote.py"
+    "tests/unit/elf"
+    "tests/unit/linters/test_classic_linter.py"
+    "tests/unit/linters/test_library_linter.py"
+    "tests/unit/parts/test_parts.py"
+    "tests/unit/services"
+  ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    mainProgram = "snapcraft";
+    description = "Build and publish Snap packages";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/releases/tag/${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jnsgruk ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/set-channel-for-nix.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/set-channel-for-nix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b90f0b4e1df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/set-channel-for-nix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff --git a/snapcraft/providers.py b/snapcraft/providers.py
+index a999537a..dcd290a7 100644
+--- a/snapcraft/providers.py
++++ b/snapcraft/providers.py
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import sys
+ from pathlib import Path
+ from textwrap import dedent
+ from typing import Dict, Optional
++import platform
+ 
+ from craft_cli import emit
+ from craft_providers import Provider, ProviderError, bases, executor
+@@ -178,14 +179,14 @@ def get_base_configuration(
+     # injecting a snap on a non-linux system is not supported, so default to
+     # install snapcraft from the store's stable channel
+     snap_channel = get_managed_environment_snap_channel()
+-    if sys.platform != "linux" and not snap_channel:
++    if snap_channel is None and (sys.platform != "linux" or "NixOS" in platform.version()):
+         emit.progress(
+-            "Using snapcraft from snap store channel 'latest/stable' in instance "
++            "Using snapcraft from snap store channel 'latest/beta' in instance "
+             "because snap injection is only supported on Linux hosts.",
+             permanent=True,
+         )
+         snap_name = "snapcraft"
+-        snap_channel = "stable"
++        snap_channel = "beta"
+     elif is_snapcraft_running_from_snap():
+         # Use SNAP_INSTANCE_NAME for snapcraft's snap name, as it may not be
+         # 'snapcraft' if the '--name' parameter was used to install snapcraft.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/snapcraft-data-dirs.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/snapcraft-data-dirs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1dc4ef6cdcdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcraft/snapcraft-data-dirs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/snapcraft_legacy/internal/common.py b/snapcraft_legacy/internal/common.py
+index 6017b405..aacd99a5 100644
+--- a/snapcraft_legacy/internal/common.py
++++ b/snapcraft_legacy/internal/common.py
+@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@ from snaphelpers import SnapConfigOptions, SnapCtlError
+ 
+ from snapcraft_legacy.internal import errors
+ 
++# Get the path to the Nix store entry for Snapcraft at runtime
++drv = os.path.realpath(__file__).split("/")[3]
++
+ SNAPCRAFT_FILES = ["parts", "stage", "prime"]
+-_DEFAULT_PLUGINDIR = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share", "snapcraft", "plugins")
++_DEFAULT_PLUGINDIR = os.path.join(os.sep, "nix", "store", drv, "share", "snapcraft", "plugins")
+ _plugindir = _DEFAULT_PLUGINDIR
+-_DEFAULT_SCHEMADIR = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share", "snapcraft", "schema")
++_DEFAULT_SCHEMADIR = os.path.join(os.sep, "nix", "store", drv, "share", "snapcraft", "schema")
+ _schemadir = _DEFAULT_SCHEMADIR
+-_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONSDIR = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share", "snapcraft", "extensions")
++_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONSDIR = os.path.join(os.sep, "nix", "store", drv, "share", "snapcraft", "extensions")
+ _extensionsdir = _DEFAULT_EXTENSIONSDIR
+-_DEFAULT_KEYRINGSDIR = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share", "snapcraft", "keyrings")
++_DEFAULT_KEYRINGSDIR = os.path.join(os.sep, "nix", "store", drv, "share", "snapcraft", "keyrings")
+ _keyringsdir = _DEFAULT_KEYRINGSDIR
+ 
+ _DOCKERENV_FILE = "/.dockerenv"