diff --git a/gnu/packages/chez-and-racket-bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/chez-and-racket-bootstrap.scm
index 9125d34ab7..c6e4e07085 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/chez-and-racket-bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/chez-and-racket-bootstrap.scm
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ (define unpack-nanopass+stex
           ;; otherwise, it will try to download submodules
           (display "# to placate ../configure")))))
 
-(define-public chez-scheme
+(define-public chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles
   (package
-    (name "chez-scheme")
+    (name "chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles")
     ;; The version should match `(scheme-version-number)`.
     ;; See s/cmacros.ss c. line 360.
     (version "9.5.6")
@@ -230,8 +230,45 @@ (define-public chez-scheme
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "07s433hn1z2slfc026sidrpzxv3a8narcd40qqr1xrpb9012xdky"))
-              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (file-name (git-file-name "chez-scheme" version))
               (snippet unbundle-chez-submodules)))
+    (build-system copy-build-system)
+    ;; TODO: cross compilation
+    (arguments
+     (list #:install-plan
+           #~`(("boot/" "lib/chez-scheme-bootfiles"))))
+    (supported-systems
+     ;; Upstream only distributes pre-built bootfiles for
+     ;; arm32le and t?(i3|a6)(le|nt|osx)
+     (filter (lambda (system)
+               (let ((mach (nix-system->chez-machine system #:threads? #f)))
+                 (or (equal? "arm32le" mach)
+                     (and mach
+                          (member (substring mach 0 2) '("i3" "a6"))
+                          (or-map (cut string-suffix? <> mach)
+                                  '("le" "nt" "osx"))))))
+             %supported-systems))
+    (home-page "https://cisco.github.io/ChezScheme/")
+    (synopsis "Chez Scheme bootfiles (binary seed)")
+    (description
+     "Chez Scheme is a self-hosting compiler: building it requires
+``bootfiles'' containing the Scheme-implemented portions compiled for the
+current platform.  (Chez can then cross-compile bootfiles for all other
+supported platforms.)
+
+This package provides bootstrap bootfiles for upstream Chez Scheme.
+Currently, it simply packages the binaries checked in to the upsream
+repository.  Hopefully we can eventually adapt Racket's @code{cs-bootstrap} to
+work with upstream Chez Scheme so that we can bootstrap these files from
+source.")
+    (properties `((hidden? . #t)))
+    (license license:asl2.0)))
+
+(define-public chez-scheme
+  (package
+    (name "chez-scheme")
+    (version (package-version chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles))
+    (source (package-source chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list
@@ -242,7 +279,9 @@ (define-public chez-scheme
       ;; for X11 clipboard support in expeditor:
       ;; https://github.com/cisco/ChezScheme/issues/9#issuecomment-222057232
       libx11))
-    (native-inputs (list chez-nanopass-bootstrap stex-bootstrap))
+    (native-inputs (list chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles
+                         chez-nanopass-bootstrap
+                         stex-bootstrap))
     (native-search-paths
      (list (search-path-specification
             (variable "CHEZSCHEMELIBDIRS")
@@ -263,6 +302,14 @@ (define-public chez-scheme
           (add-after 'unpack 'unpack-nanopass+stex
             (lambda args
               #$unpack-nanopass+stex))
+          (add-after 'unpack-nanopass+stex 'unpack-bootfiles
+            (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+              (when (directory-exists? "boot")
+                (delete-file-recursively "boot"))
+              (copy-recursively
+               (search-input-directory (or native-inputs inputs)
+                                       "lib/chez-scheme-bootfiles")
+               "boot")))
           ;; NOTE: the custom Chez 'configure' script doesn't allow
           ;; unrecognized flags, such as those automatically added
           ;; by `gnu-build-system`.
@@ -345,7 +392,7 @@ (define* (stex-make #:optional (suffix ""))
                   (not (eq? 'no-support
                             (chez-machine->upstream-restriction mach))))))
        %supported-systems)))
-    (home-page "https://cisco.github.io/ChezScheme/")
+    (home-page (package-home-page chez-scheme-bootstrap-bootfiles))
     (synopsis "R6RS Scheme compiler and run-time")
     (description
      "Chez Scheme is a compiler and run-time system for the language of the
