diff --git a/acct-user/derper/derper-0.ebuild b/acct-user/derper/derper-0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..facf4abf80df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acct-user/derper/derper-0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit acct-user
+
+DESCRIPTION="User for the DERP service of net-vpn/derper"
+ACCT_USER_ID=547
+ACCT_USER_HOME=/var/lib/derper
+ACCT_USER_GROUPS=( derper )
+
+acct-user_add_deps
diff --git a/acct-user/derper/metadata.xml b/acct-user/derper/metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4f503c94254e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acct-user/derper/metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>dlan@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Yixun Lan</name>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>