diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index d8b07e0ace9c..c151fc4ccde3 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -24697,6 +24697,12 @@
     githubId = 255667;
     name = "Linus Karl";
   };
+  reu = {
+    email = "rnavarro@rnavarro.com.br";
+    github = "reu";
+    githubId = 191614;
+    name = "Rodrigo Navarro";
+  };
   revol-xut = {
     email = "revol-xut@protonmail.com";
     name = "Tassilo Tanneberger";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/bend2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/bend2/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9c69c50459a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/bend2/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  fetchurl,
+  bun,
+  llvmPackages,
+  makeWrapper,
+  symlinkJoin,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  config,
+  cudaSupport ? config.cudaSupport,
+  cudaPackages,
+  addDriverRunpath,
+  apple-sdk_15,
+  writeShellScript,
+  curl,
+  jq,
+  nix-update,
+}:
+
+let
+  # bend -o wants one CUDA root with include/ and lib/, as /usr/local/cuda
+  cuda = symlinkJoin {
+    name = "bend2-cuda";
+    paths = with cudaPackages; [
+      cuda_cudart
+      cuda_nvrtc.include
+      cuda_nvrtc.lib
+    ];
+  };
+in
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "bend2";
+  version = "2.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://bend-lang.com/dl/${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-TbcOd84bECfx0OFd7gJZIfp5SptBWt1DUOx8ZKzyd1s=";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = ".";
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  makeWrapperArgs = [
+    "--add-flags"
+    "${placeholder "out"}/share/bend2/bend2/main.ts"
+    "--prefix"
+    "PATH"
+    ":"
+    (lib.makeBinPath [ llvmPackages.clang ])
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals cudaSupport [
+    "--set-default"
+    "CUDA_HOME"
+    "${cuda}"
+    "--prefix"
+    "LIBRARY_PATH"
+    ":"
+    "${addDriverRunpath.driverLink}/lib"
+  ]
+  # the Metal lane of `bend -o` uses MTLCompileOptions.mathMode, a macOS 15
+  # API: the clang wrapper takes its SDK from DEVELOPER_DIR and makes an
+  # unguarded use past the deployment target an error, so both move to 15
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    "--set"
+    "DEVELOPER_DIR"
+    "${apple-sdk_15}"
+    "--set"
+    "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET"
+    "15.0"
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/share/bend2 $out/bin
+    cp -r bend2 guide $out/share/bend2/
+    makeWrapper ${lib.getExe bun} $out/bin/bend "''${makeWrapperArgs[@]}"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  # upstream tags no releases; its manifest names the latest one
+  passthru.updateScript = writeShellScript "update-bend2" ''
+    set -euo pipefail
+    version=$(${lib.getExe curl} -fsSL https://bend-lang.com/dl/latest.json | ${lib.getExe jq} -r .ver)
+    ${lib.getExe nix-update} bend2 --version "$version"
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Dependently typed, affine language that verifies proofs and runs on CPU threads and GPUs";
+    homepage = "https://bend-lang.com";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    mainProgram = "bend";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ reu ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
+  };
+})