diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
index 58da87d92edfa..8963e5c05592a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch
+, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+, enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "http-parser";
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error";
 
   patches = [
+    ./enable-static-shared.patch
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isAarch32 [
     # https://github.com/nodejs/http-parser/pull/510
     (fetchpatch {
@@ -25,16 +29,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [
     "DESTDIR="
     "PREFIX=$(out)"
-    "SOEXT=${lib.strings.removePrefix "." stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"
     "BINEXT=${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.executable}"
     "Platform=${lib.toLower stdenv.hostPlatform.uname.system}"
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows [
+    "AEXT=${lib.strings.removePrefix "." stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.staticLibrary}"
+    "ENABLE_SHARED=${if enableShared then "1" else "0"}"
+    "ENABLE_STATIC=${if enableStatic then "1" else "0"}"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableShared [
+    "SOEXT=${lib.strings.removePrefix "." stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableStatic [
+    "AEXT=${lib.strings.removePrefix "." stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.staticLibrary}"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (enableShared && stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows) [
     "SONAME=$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOMAJOR).$(SOMINOR).$(SOEXT)"
     "LIBNAME=$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOMAJOR).$(SOMINOR).$(SOREV).$(SOEXT)"
     "LDFLAGS=-Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBNAME).a"
   ];
 
-  buildFlags = [ "library" ];
+  buildFlags = lib.optional enableShared "library"
+    ++ lib.optional enableStatic "package";
 
   doCheck = true;
   checkTarget = "test";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/enable-static-shared.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/enable-static-shared.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..42f11d4c817f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/enable-static-shared.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+commit abcb3cca9452779e91380b7636f32745166af3de
+Author: John Ericson <John.Ericson@Obsidian.Systems>
+Date:   Wed Nov 29 23:55:38 2023 -0500
+
+    Make build system: enable/disable shared/static support
+    
+    This allows building this package in static-lib-only distros.
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 5d21221..cbc7914 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
+ # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ # IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ 
++ENABLE_SHARED ?= 1
++ENABLE_STATIC ?=
++
+ PLATFORM ?= $(shell sh -c 'uname -s | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]"')
+ HELPER ?=
+ BINEXT ?=
+@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ SOLIBNAME = libhttp_parser
+ SOMAJOR = 2
+ SOMINOR = 9
+ SOREV   = 4
++AEXT    = a
++STATICLIBNAME = $(SOLIBNAME).$(AEXT)
+ ifeq (darwin,$(PLATFORM))
+ SOEXT ?= dylib
+ SONAME ?= $(SOLIBNAME).$(SOMAJOR).$(SOMINOR).$(SOEXT)
+@@ -109,11 +114,17 @@ test-valgrind: test_g
+ libhttp_parser.o: http_parser.c http_parser.h Makefile
+ 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS_FAST) $(CFLAGS_LIB) -c http_parser.c -o libhttp_parser.o
+ 
+-library: libhttp_parser.o
+-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS_LIB) -o $(LIBNAME) $<
++.PHONY: library
++library: $(LIBNAME)
++
++$(LIBNAME): libhttp_parser.o
++	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS_LIB) -o $@ $<
+ 
+-package: http_parser.o
+-	$(AR) rcs libhttp_parser.a http_parser.o
++.PHONY: package
++package: $(STATICLIBNAME)
++
++$(STATICLIBNAME): http_parser.o
++	$(AR) rcs $@ $<
+ 
+ url_parser: http_parser.o contrib/url_parser.c
+ 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS_FAST) $(CFLAGS_FAST) $^ -o $@
+@@ -130,12 +141,30 @@ parsertrace_g: http_parser_g.o contrib/parsertrace.c
+ tags: http_parser.c http_parser.h test.c
+ 	ctags $^
+ 
+-install: library
++.PHONY: install-headers
++install-headers:
+ 	$(INSTALL) -D  http_parser.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/http_parser.h
++
++.PHONY: install-library
++install-library: library
+ 	$(INSTALL) -D $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
+ 	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
+ 	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
+ 
++.PHONY: install-package
++install-package: package
++	$(INSTALL) -D $(STATICLIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(STATICLIBNAME)
++
++.PHONY: install
++install: install-headers
++ifeq ($(ENABLE_SHARED),1)
++install: install-library
++endif
++ifeq ($(ENABLE_STATIC),1)
++install: install-package
++endif
++
++.PHONY: install-strip
+ install-strip: library
+ 	$(INSTALL) -D  http_parser.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/http_parser.h
+ 	$(INSTALL) -D -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
+@@ -147,6 +176,7 @@ uninstall:
+ 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
+ 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
+ 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
++	rm $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(STATICLIBNAME)
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f *.o *.a tags test test_fast test_g \