diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index d3abbf2..c25a307 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -9837,6 +9837,23 @@ line, which can often be more convenient.
 
 @c TODO: specifications->package, etc.
 
+@deffn {Procedure} build-system->manifest build-system [system] [#:target]
+Given @var{build-system}, a variable referring to a build system value
+suitable for the @code{build-system} field in the @code{package} record
+type, return a manifest providing all the packages required by the build
+system, for @var{system}, optionally when cross-compiling to
+@var{target}.
+
+In order to be able to use a build system variable, the corresponding
+module must be loaded, as in the following example:
+
+@lisp
+(use-modules (guix build-system cmake))
+
+(build-system->manifest cmake-build-system)
+@end lisp
+@end deffn
+
 
 @node Build Systems
 @section Build Systems
diff --git a/guix/profiles.scm b/guix/profiles.scm
index e5f8337..51dd064 100644
--- a/guix/profiles.scm
+++ b/guix/profiles.scm
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
             package->manifest-entry
             package->development-manifest
             packages->manifest
+            build-system->manifest
             ca-certificate-bundle
             %default-profile-hooks
             %manifest-format-version
@@ -462,6 +463,23 @@ argument and returning an alist."
          packages)
     manifest-entry=?)))
 
+(define* (build-system->manifest build-system
+                                 #:optional
+                                 (system (%current-system))
+                                 #:key target)
+  "Return a manifest containing the list of packages pulled by BUILD-SYSTEM, a
+variable that defines a build system suitable for the PACKAGE record type."
+  (let ((empty-package (package
+                         (name "empty")
+                         (version "1")
+                         (source #f)
+                         (build-system build-system)
+                         (home-page #f)
+                         (synopsis #f)
+                         (description #f)
+                         (license #f))))
+    (package->development-manifest empty-package system #:target target)))
+
 (define %manifest-format-version
   ;; The current manifest format version.
   4)
diff --git a/tests/profiles.scm b/tests/profiles.scm
index f63c077..55e7146 100644
--- a/tests/profiles.scm
+++ b/tests/profiles.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2013-2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2026 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -271,6 +272,18 @@
                                   (manifest-pattern (name name))))
            '("gcc" "binutils" "glibc" "coreutils" "grep" "sed"))))
 
+(test-assert "build-system->manifest"
+  (let* ((package packages:hello)
+         (development-manifest   (package->development-manifest package))
+         (build-system-manifest (build-system->manifest (package-build-system
+                                                           package)))
+         (development-entries  (manifest-entries development-manifest))
+         (build-system-entries (manifest-entries build-system-manifest)))
+    (and (eqv? (length development-entries)
+               (length build-system-entries))
+         (null? (lset-difference manifest-entry=?
+                                 development-entries build-system-entries)))))
+
 (test-assertm "profile-derivation"
   (mlet* %store-monad
       ((entry ->   (package->manifest-entry %bootstrap-guile))