diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index aaa48ab552..8141cf4fc2 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
    (eval . (put 'with-writable-file 'scheme-indent-function 2))
 
    (eval . (put 'package 'scheme-indent-function 0))
+   (eval . (put 'define-package 'scheme-indent-function 1))
    (eval . (put 'package/inherit 'scheme-indent-function 1))
    (eval . (put 'origin 'scheme-indent-function 0))
    (eval . (put 'build-system 'scheme-indent-function 0))
diff --git a/etc/indent-code.el b/etc/indent-code.el
index bdea8ee8bf..b83659f2f9 100755
--- a/etc/indent-code.el
+++ b/etc/indent-code.el
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
      ;; Indent the definition of PACKAGE-NAME in FILE-NAME.
      (find-file file-name)
      (goto-char (point-min))
-     (if (re-search-forward (concat "^(define\\(\\|-public\\) +"
+     (if (re-search-forward (concat "^(define\\(\\|-public\\|-package\\) +"
                                     package-name)
                             nil t)
          (let ((indent-tabs-mode nil))
diff --git a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-cl-package b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-cl-package
index e255736b05..eb0de677e7 100644
--- a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-cl-package
+++ b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-cl-package
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gnu: Add ${1:`(with-temp-buffer
                 (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
                   "diff" "--staged")
                 (beginning-of-buffer)
-                (when (search-forward "+(define-public " nil 'noerror)
+                (when (re-search-forward "+(define-\\(public\\|package\\) " nil 'noerror)
                   (replace-regexp-in-string
 		   "^sbcl-" ""
 		   (thing-at-point 'sexp 'no-properties))))`}.
diff --git a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package
index 7cebd4023a..11aeceb129 100644
--- a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package
+++ b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gnu: Add ${1:`(with-temp-buffer
                 (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
                   "diff" "--staged")
                 (goto-char (point-min))
-                (when (re-search-forward "\\+(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" nil 'noerror)
+                (when (re-search-forward "\\+(define-\\(?:public\\|package\\) \\(\\S-+\\)" nil 'noerror)
                   (match-string-no-properties 1)))`}.
 
 * `(car (magit-staged-files))` ($1): New variable.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-rename-package b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-rename-package
index 9695ca1b3d..2315443573 100644
--- a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-rename-package
+++ b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-rename-package
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ gnu: ${1:`(with-temp-buffer
            (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
              "diff" "--staged")
            (beginning-of-buffer)
-           (when (search-forward "-(define-public " nil 'noerror)
+           (when (re-search-forward "-(define-\\(public\\|package\\) " nil 'noerror)
              (thing-at-point 'sexp 'no-properties)))`}: Rename package to ${2:`(with-temp-buffer
            (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
              "diff" "--staged")
            (beginning-of-buffer)
-           (when (search-forward "+(define-public " nil 'noerror)
+           (when (re-search-forward "+(define-\\(public\\|package\\) " nil 'noerror)
              (thing-at-point 'sexp 'no-properties)))`}.
 
 * `(car (magit-staged-files))` ($1): Define in terms of
diff --git a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package
index f187419aa2..1d39e28b77 100644
--- a/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package
+++ b/etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gnu: ${1:`(with-temp-buffer
            (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
              "diff" "--staged")
            (goto-char (point-min))
-           (when (re-search-forward "(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" nil 'noerror)
+           (when (re-search-forward "(define-\\(?:public\\|package\\) \\(\\S-+\\)" nil 'noerror)
              (match-string-no-properties 1)))`}: Update to ${2:`(with-temp-buffer
     (magit-git-wash #'magit-diff-wash-diffs
       "diff" "--staged")
diff --git a/guix/packages.scm b/guix/packages.scm
index c825f427d8..ecd0b7e47d 100644
--- a/guix/packages.scm
+++ b/guix/packages.scm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2019, 2020 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ (define-module (guix packages)
             package-supported-systems
             package-properties
             package-location
+            define-package
             hidden-package
             hidden-package?
             package-superseded
@@ -425,6 +427,12 @@ (define-record-type* <package>
                                                        package)
                                                       16)))))
 
+(define-syntax-rule (define-package name body ...)
+  "Equivalent to (define-public name (package body ...))."
+  (define-public name
+    (package
+      body ...)))
+
 (define-syntax-rule (package/inherit p overrides ...)
   "Like (package (inherit P) OVERRIDES ...), except that the same
 transformation is done to the package P's replacement, if any.  P must be a bare
