diff --git a/dev-python/lit/Manifest b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
index 52071f7a22ed0..c1e1a95276a52 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DIST llvm-project-02bd47db9d3c4313fe1b5054ed8a1a081f1b7f78.tar.gz 317069647 BLAKE2B 02c38822ff7b312014da03ec45146cc9b24d040c2b11631023b77dd1ad3ab1ebc9d8fd1dccf35ed682a78a39726d97c04e132b6a25a6a9aa8455d7b73ff0d169 SHA512 3cd7d8088958c5bcdc20f8288452060dfade7e2f4d3350e7073678c87b97a9a74907dc89b44cf5ad272600704c5002f4b76d7988283ddfce234bc8a5b40212db
 DIST llvm-project-0bf3638ddfe6e8bb3b79ebe8c2a918384a5df612.tar.gz 278258416 BLAKE2B 85007e0dfc4d5908c2fb0863923ef86e6a6c0d4302da6cbefd97097d6c19066234ca76a06af1c404aab7c3fe85ba6d9ac08aca5343b5f24fc3727dde1de2245e SHA512 91c6bab8974b95725cb70d2e3bef5abc5358e6836fe00c6348d4a886914b424fb49e9b0a85cf67af7b3a8f0c863d33d22fe74fffc63da813d7d63e3e0e32cf85
 DIST llvm-project-17.0.6.src.tar.xz 127838860 BLAKE2B d6ede1a9fda8756995c3e0654111941649e15794179641806f18919f1dc68c41ca0cabd5693b5096d05dccc3a391cd20d34af1137bf8af92ed3117a1ce84d1b2 SHA512 6d85bf749e0d77553cc215cbfa61cec4ac4f4f652847f56f946b6a892a99a5ea40b6ab8b39a9708a035001f007986941ccf17e4635260a8b0c1fa59e78d41e30
 DIST llvm-project-17.0.6.src.tar.xz.sig 438 BLAKE2B 186e75b6a0fbfe1e85408589c149e1800fcc47d685b74e4260018e05cd08bc793d1d1197c9c50e177eea941a3d0c65cb0c583ce6dae449099b920adf8a508ef7 SHA512 f78c55053a6450625f3e95f52c305110b4468a9854fec75831b65b8d6ceee3c9206ab9e63c4b5fda8be9bd344f72cfbdaae0520ed240abd505e08ebeaa25d340
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-24.0.0_pre20260916.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-24.0.0_pre20260916.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed447bd3c1db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-24.0.0_pre20260916.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..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"
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+# Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
+BDEPEND="
+	test? (
+		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		llvm-core/llvm
+	)
+"
+
+LLVM_COMPONENTS=( llvm/utils/lit )
+llvm.org_set_globals
+
+# TODO: move the manpage generation here (from llvm-core/llvm)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x LIT_PRESERVES_TMP=1
+	local litflags=$(get_lit_flags)
+	./lit.py ${litflags//;/ } tests || die
+}