diff --git a/deps/nbytes/BUILD.gn b/deps/nbytes/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c1db79d0e15cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/nbytes/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+##############################################################################
+#                                                                            #
+#                       DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!                               #
+#                                                                            #
+##############################################################################
+
+# This file is used by GN for building, which is NOT the build system used for
+# building official binaries.
+# Please modify the gyp files if you are making changes to build system.
+
+import("unofficial.gni")
+
+nbytes_gn_build("nbytes") {
+}
diff --git a/deps/nbytes/unofficial.gni b/deps/nbytes/unofficial.gni
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bdec67c93f1df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/nbytes/unofficial.gni
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file is used by GN for building, which is NOT the build system used for
+# building official binaries.
+# Please edit the gyp files if you are making changes to build system.
+
+import("../../node.gni")
+import("$node_v8_path/gni/v8.gni")
+
+# The actual configurations are put inside a template in unofficial.gni to
+# prevent accidental edits from contributors.
+template("nbytes_gn_build") {
+  config("nbytes_config") {
+    include_dirs = [ "." ]
+  }
+
+  gypi_values = exec_script("../../tools/gypi_to_gn.py",
+                            [ rebase_path("nbytes.gyp") ],
+                            "scope",
+                            [ "nbytes.gyp" ])
+
+  source_set(target_name) {
+    forward_variables_from(invoker, "*")
+    public_configs = [ ":nbytes_config" ]
+    sources = gypi_values.nbytes_sources
+  }
+}
diff --git a/unofficial.gni b/unofficial.gni
index 3782253ac4c393..f846c989726f23 100644
--- a/unofficial.gni
+++ b/unofficial.gni
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
       "deps/cares",
       "deps/histogram",
       "deps/llhttp",
+      "deps/nbytes",
       "deps/nghttp2",
       "deps/ngtcp2",
       "deps/postject",
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
       ":libnode",
       "deps/googletest",
       "deps/googletest:gtest_main",
+      "deps/nbytes",
       "deps/simdutf",
     ]