diff --git a/lib/licenses/helpers.nix b/lib/licenses/helpers.nix
index 37721489f77a..e54ae01b707f 100644
--- a/lib/licenses/helpers.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses/helpers.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 { lib }:
 
 let
-  inherit (lib) all any elem;
+  inherit (lib)
+    all
+    any
+    elem
+    optionalAttrs
+    ;
   handleComplexProperty =
     evaluateSubProperty: AND: OR: license:
     if license.licenseType == "compound" then
@@ -184,4 +189,58 @@ rec {
       "${mkBracket license.license}${license.operator}"
     else
       throw "Unknown license type";
+
+  /**
+    Create a license.
+
+    # Inputs
+
+    `licenseInfo`
+    : Attrset of license infromation
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    mkLicense :: AttrSet -> AttrSet
+    ```
+
+    # Example
+    :::{.example}
+    ## `lib.licenses.mkLicense` usage example
+
+    ```nix
+    mkLicense { shortName = "my-license"; }
+    => { shortName = "my-license"; free = true; deprecated = false; redistributable = true; licenseType = "simple"; }
+    ```
+  */
+  mkLicense =
+    {
+      shortName,
+      # Most of our licenses are Free, explicitly declare unfree additions as such!
+      free ? true,
+      deprecated ? false,
+      spdxId ? null,
+      url ? null,
+      fullName ? null,
+      redistributable ? free,
+    }@attrs:
+    {
+      inherit
+        shortName
+        free
+        deprecated
+        redistributable
+        ;
+      licenseType = "simple";
+    }
+    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? spdxId) {
+      inherit spdxId;
+      url = "https://spdx.org/licenses/${spdxId}.html";
+    }
+    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? url) {
+      inherit url;
+    }
+    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? fullName) {
+      inherit fullName;
+    };
 }
diff --git a/lib/licenses/licenses.nix b/lib/licenses/licenses.nix
index 6ddb588312fa..da253f7db94b 100644
--- a/lib/licenses/licenses.nix
+++ b/lib/licenses/licenses.nix
@@ -1,39 +1,6 @@
 { lib }:
 let
-  inherit (lib) optionalAttrs;
-
-  mkLicense =
-    lname:
-    {
-      shortName ? lname,
-      # Most of our licenses are Free, explicitly declare unfree additions as such!
-      free ? true,
-      deprecated ? false,
-      spdxId ? null,
-      url ? null,
-      fullName ? null,
-      redistributable ? free,
-    }@attrs:
-    {
-      inherit
-        shortName
-        free
-        deprecated
-        redistributable
-        ;
-      licenseType = "simple";
-    }
-    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? spdxId) {
-      inherit spdxId;
-      url = "https://spdx.org/licenses/${spdxId}.html";
-    }
-    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? url) {
-      inherit url;
-    }
-    // optionalAttrs (attrs ? fullName) {
-      inherit fullName;
-    };
-
+  mkLicense = shortName: license: lib.licenses.mkLicense ({ inherit shortName; } // license);
 in
 lib.mapAttrs mkLicense (
   {