diff --git a/shells/r.nix b/shells/r.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cf36a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shells/r.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+let
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { };
+in
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    buildInputs = [
+      (pkgs.rWrapper.override {
+        packages = with pkgs.rPackages; [
+          base64enc
+          jsonlite
+          R6
+          rlang
+        ];
+      })
+    ];
+  }