diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 56fe758524..7a0a3a8606 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -1053,6 +1053,81 @@ variant.  It adds XeTeX, MetaPost, and some recommended packages to
 @code{scheme-basic}.")
     (license (license:fsf-free "https://www.tug.org/texlive/copying.html"))))
 
+(define-public texlive-scheme-tetex
+  (package
+    (name "texlive-scheme-tetex")
+    (version (number->string %texlive-revision))
+    (source #f)
+    (build-system trivial-build-system)
+    (arguments (list #:builder #~(mkdir #$output)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     (list texlive-acronym
+           texlive-amslatex-primer
+           texlive-bbm
+           texlive-bbm-macros
+           texlive-bbold
+           texlive-bibtex8
+           texlive-cmbright
+           texlive-collection-basic
+           texlive-collection-context
+           texlive-collection-fontsrecommended
+           texlive-collection-fontutils
+           texlive-collection-formatsextra
+           texlive-collection-langcjk
+           texlive-collection-langcyrillic
+           texlive-collection-langczechslovak
+           texlive-collection-langenglish
+           texlive-collection-langeuropean
+           texlive-collection-langfrench
+           texlive-collection-langgerman
+           texlive-collection-langgreek
+           texlive-collection-langitalian
+           texlive-collection-langother
+           texlive-collection-langpolish
+           texlive-collection-langportuguese
+           texlive-collection-langspanish
+           texlive-collection-latex
+           texlive-collection-latexrecommended
+           texlive-collection-mathscience
+           texlive-collection-metapost
+           texlive-collection-pictures
+           texlive-collection-plaingeneric
+           texlive-collection-pstricks
+           texlive-ctie
+           texlive-cweb
+           texlive-detex
+           texlive-dtl
+           texlive-dvi2tty
+           texlive-dvicopy
+           texlive-dvidvi
+           texlive-dviljk
+           texlive-eplain
+           texlive-eulervm
+           texlive-gentle
+           texlive-lshort-english
+           texlive-mltex
+           texlive-multirow
+           texlive-nomencl
+           texlive-patgen
+           texlive-pst-pdf
+           texlive-rsfs
+           texlive-seetexk
+           texlive-siunits
+           texlive-subfigure
+           texlive-supertabular
+           texlive-tamethebeast
+           texlive-tds
+           texlive-tex-refs
+           texlive-tie
+           texlive-web
+           texlive-xpdfopen))
+    (home-page "https://www.tug.org/texlive/")
+    (synopsis "teTeX scheme (more than medium, but nowhere near full)")
+    (description
+     "Larger than medium, this TeX Live scheme is nearly equivalent to the
+teTeX distribution that was maintained by Thomas Esser.")
+    (license (license:fsf-free "https://www.tug.org/texlive/copying.html"))))
+
 ;; This package must be located before any package adding it to its native
 ;; inputs.
 (define-public texlive-updmap.cfg