diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/em/empty-pdf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/em/empty-pdf/package.nix
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+{
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  imagemagick,
+  lib,
+}:
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  name = "empty-pdf";
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ imagemagick ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    magick xc:none -page Letter empty.pdf
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mv empty.pdf $out
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Empty PDF file intended for testing";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      pandapip1
+      thefossguy
+    ];
+    platforms = imagemagick.meta.platforms;
+  };
+}