diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 0e8b7b0447..c3f4cc782c 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/boost.scm			\
   %D%/packages/bootloaders.scm			\
   %D%/packages/bootstrap.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/bqn.scm				\
   %D%/packages/browser-extensions.scm		\
   %D%/packages/build-tools.scm			\
   %D%/packages/busybox.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bqn.scm b/gnu/packages/bqn.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc2dc82af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/bqn.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Christopher Rodriguez <yewscion@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+(define-module (gnu packages bqn)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix git-download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system copy)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
+  #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages libffi)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages llvm)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages java)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages compression))
+(define-public dbqn
+  (package
+    (name "dbqn")
+    (version "0.2.1")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/dzaima/BQN")
+                    (commit "0bbe096fc07d278b679a8479318f1722d096a03e")))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1kxzxz2hrd1871281s4rsi569qk314aqfmng9pkqn8gv9nqhmph0"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     (list
+      #:imported-modules `(,@%gnu-build-system-modules
+                           (guix build syscalls)
+                           (guix build ant-build-system))
+      #:modules `((guix build gnu-build-system)
+                  ((guix build ant-build-system)
+                   #:prefix ant:)
+                  (guix build utils))
+      #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+                   (delete 'configure)
+                   (replace 'build
+                     (lambda* _
+                       (invoke "./build")
+                       (chmod "./BQN" #o755)))
+                   (replace 'check
+                     (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
+                       (when tests?
+                         (system "./BQN ./test/test"))))
+                   (add-after 'install 'reorder-jar-content
+                     (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                       (apply (assoc-ref ant:%standard-phases
+                                         'reorder-jar-content)
+                              #:outputs (list outputs))))
+                   (add-after 'reorder-jar-content 'jar-indices
+                     (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                       (apply (assoc-ref ant:%standard-phases
+                                         'generate-jar-indices)
+                              #:outputs (list outputs))))
+                   (add-after 'jar-indices 'fix-jar-timestamps
+                     (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                       (apply (assoc-ref ant:%standard-phases
+                                         'reorder-jar-content)
+                              #:outputs (list outputs))))
+                   (replace 'install
+                     (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                       (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                              (dest-bin (string-append out "/bin"))
+                              (dest-jar (string-append out "/share/java")))
+                         (mkdir-p dest-bin)
+                         (mkdir-p dest-jar)
+                         (copy-recursively "BQN"
+                                           (string-append dest-bin
+                                                          "/dbqn"))
+                         (install-file "BQN.jar" dest-jar)
+                         (substitute* (string-append dest-bin "/dbqn")
+                           (("BQN.jar")
+                            (string-append dest-jar "/BQN.jar")))))))))
+    (native-inputs (list `(,icedtea-8 "jdk") zip))
+    (inputs (list icedtea-8 bash-minimal))
+    (synopsis "BQN implementation based on dzaima/APL")
+    (description
+     "dbqn is a java implementation of the BQN programming
+language that does not need to be bootstrapped, based on an earlier java
+implementation of APL by the same author.")
+    (home-page "https://github.com/dzaima/BQN")
+    (license license:expat)))
