diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
index df65f6f5a637..9dd84471922c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/default.nix
@@ -19,4 +19,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildPhase = "./build.py";
 
   installPhase = "./install.py";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Font editor which can generate fonts in TTF, EOT, SVG and BIRDFONT format";
+    homepage = https://birdfont.org;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix
index 5acdfea3087a..a5581c84d504 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/birdfont/xmlbird.nix
@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildPhase = "./build.py";
 
   installPhase = "./install.py";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "XML parser for Vala and C programs";
+    homepage = https://birdfont.org/xmlbird.php;
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
+  };
 }