diff --git a/dev-python/lit/Manifest b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
index 4a3ef47e3c6c..bf9c25406e41 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ DIST llvm-project-21.1.5.src.tar.xz 158957032 BLAKE2B c056049214b18a17a3fd2dc86a
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+DIST llvm-project-21.1.7.src.tar.xz 158956584 BLAKE2B dc9738fdde764d520f0e6d615295133a96833935b38239ea2ec6dffe72558d01332905fa265a55eb105ab4c4f88f37d5b3427126b1f7c788dc266add581cdf25 SHA512 ae30a53ed929df979849f7433bf705bc3d540aa9e12a02a175eb2483d1a56f9ca1203c9b67795f6e84cf2407c28d46d5d5351b290d8735adb5206103fee6f379
+DIST llvm-project-21.1.7.src.tar.xz.sig 438 BLAKE2B be4808a0888b088df0be4edaa7d49361dee717508d4438ad09c18b00752cd7a14ef56f5f18e3e4306a9ace95d9da7ed6904c998eb8a386577f21049bf5b6c0ce SHA512 d02b09c77abd537eb24d6d43470f962c80a9ec6ccc03ac0efc950d90dbdec5b94dd6abad18143890ff85cee2bdeb7bcf1dac2a576ffcab8ef053d8526417bdcc
 DIST llvm-project-21c4c1502e3383988ba77eac75b13da7b9426957.tar.gz 254650569 BLAKE2B aaa8fffbe3b8ddcffa232c6cd078d33efc0f23453fd79b2ae71a0760b35da2ad17ffaed95d99c2548904468767d9f95af2ca4a59245e1ddf51a6612bda61cda4 SHA512 40a97c53cf7825b5c1e6867df74fa22e3b786a2ec9bcb478e1af0e6a165c582316c3c75b12f4704227b8e95cce91ab110acb10f2d8f30bc82319d6af4d201956
 DIST llvm-project-8401a8d0be7671fb5089f850a34dc92ad4a2eb12.tar.gz 254694831 BLAKE2B edac68e2b57124504262d68d1fabbb2161af023c2b9f96f304ce220e3d84249e2a2c1137c83bcfb15f6f082b68ef24a775150e5f435ec14d0f471c51ec438346 SHA512 a35f918fc3363df20fecac5820595060acd9fa0bce2cc3f696603192100a63ff4d31f6ba6ac98ad13f62b01c0789f3cce2ecbe4b9c0095d2bf02d2b24971d973
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.7.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.7.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c41baf16b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-21.1.7.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
+
+inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org
+
+DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
+HOMEPAGE="https://llvm.org/"
+
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exceptions UoI-NCSA"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+# Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
+BDEPEND="
+	test? (
+		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		llvm-core/llvm
+	)
+"
+
+LLVM_COMPONENTS=( llvm/utils/lit )
+llvm.org_set_globals
+
+# TODO: move the manpage generation here (from llvm-core/llvm)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# flaky test
+	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/72022
+	rm tests/progress-bar.py || die
+
+	cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x LIT_PRESERVES_TMP=1
+	local litflags=$(get_lit_flags)
+	./lit.py ${litflags//;/ } tests || die
+}