diff --git a/dev-python/lit/Manifest b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
index cc1aa96280200..9b2b2cdb0dd62 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ DIST llvm-project-20.1.8.src.tar.xz 147242952 BLAKE2B 7657ac0b26acc5affb1bfc91b9
 DIST llvm-project-20.1.8.src.tar.xz.sig 566 BLAKE2B 85beedfcff1195a974fab2c667b9efd4b715b3480c1b44b1b887fe32c69f72aca0d3b8fb276c03b6cc5a866622f669047aeee5ccb976640b4008ccd31dce77a4 SHA512 d74369bdb4d1b82775161ea53c9c5f3a23ce810f4df5ff617123023f9d8ce720e7d6ecc9e17f8ebd39fd9e7a9de79560abdf2ffe73bcb907a43148d43665d619
 DIST llvm-project-21.1.5.src.tar.xz 158957032 BLAKE2B c056049214b18a17a3fd2dc86ae82121a821841002b8386b1fe35fc34f1f0faeb681f39880814e4a47f976b2744bfd2c4f1316156469c6b6a79c013d200dab30 SHA512 865ad44575c9288f06da8c48acbb60779f6c38aaf2ee85eac2002452f83892b704263f2ef51d3596abf06dccc1559f1d9dcdc89120363efd8ce1b1239ae83f6b
 DIST llvm-project-21.1.5.src.tar.xz.sig 119 BLAKE2B abf014908e981ea358ee38f6d1ef6c745ebbe51011fa7e83a514672bbad152fac92c95dd32a7b52a8d9c2a2a9ea1b44e447bb0bc5953f0f7bbd9ced34aa3c0cc SHA512 4e327c7d60525526ff3ac6ca58f1e753a57f841b88078a9bfe2a2ce91e4a5e17bcc52fd2f27f75801540610c1a56d57a3070243f13ad583e3526901b1f7be4a5
+DIST llvm-project-21.1.6.src.tar.xz 158947864 BLAKE2B eeda7b9903ef59319ad22e5e3a8b66a339cbbb7445ccb75fa09db6823371a22e9b66cb44c084fdeb16054f2e62a149f6e069d9726f269f667dbd6a631cb658c3 SHA512 f9e6c84828e40cb0a7894258b07240468a9d555c11496a1725bf959444362277a90ea822eeb8c9b51b3b7fecd4dd0b213a28a2f2effefbf43efdd21084d10afc
+DIST llvm-project-21.1.6.src.tar.xz.sig 119 BLAKE2B 2e3de87f4adb181740cfc8a5f8de3e6f4090f50d2f0dfa2670b27c0a6dde296b399ee017b5f6220aa80581a16c81afb5c96454d69dac8ce246713570470956b8 SHA512 637cc9f778f8303e80985469c3102573a9cf6264093b1a83fb494e34b5cb444f76cbb7d6d497d44b05250d56e25ec27dd9df685e0b78b23bb71e4bcd05a8facf
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.6.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.6.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2c41baf16b31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.6.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
+
+inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org
+
+DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
+HOMEPAGE="https://llvm.org/"
+
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exceptions UoI-NCSA"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+# Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
+BDEPEND="
+	test? (
+		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		llvm-core/llvm
+	)
+"
+
+LLVM_COMPONENTS=( llvm/utils/lit )
+llvm.org_set_globals
+
+# TODO: move the manpage generation here (from llvm-core/llvm)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# flaky test
+	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/72022
+	rm tests/progress-bar.py || die
+
+	cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x LIT_PRESERVES_TMP=1
+	local litflags=$(get_lit_flags)
+	./lit.py ${litflags//;/ } tests || die
+}