diff --git a/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/add_to_inherit.rs b/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/add_to_inherit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3680ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/add_to_inherit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use super::{AssistKind, AssistsCtx};
+use crate::def::AstPtr;
+use crate::TextEdit;
+use syntax::ast::{AstNode, Binding, HasBindings};
+use syntax::{ast, TextRange};
+
+// Add unknown symbols to inherit clauses
+pub(super) fn add_to_inherit(ctx: &mut AssistsCtx<'_>) -> Option<()> {
+    let file_id = ctx.frange.file_id;
+    let unbound = ctx.covering_node::<ast::Ref>()?;
+    let unbound_text = unbound.syntax().text();
+    let name_res = ctx.db.name_resolution(file_id);
+    let source_map = ctx.db.source_map(file_id);
+
+    let ptr = AstPtr::new(unbound.syntax());
+    let expr_id = source_map.expr_for_node(ptr)?;
+
+    // The reference is defined, do nothing
+    if name_res.get(expr_id).is_some() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // We walk upwards from the current node, adding suggestion for each parent let in that has an
+    // inherit construct.
+    for node in unbound.syntax().ancestors() {
+        if let Some(let_in) = ast::LetIn::cast(node) {
+            let inherits = let_in
+                .bindings()
+                .filter_map(|binding| match binding {
+                    Binding::Inherit(x) => Some(x),
+                    _ => None,
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            // Start from the last one (closest one) to have a consistent order
+            for inherit in inherits.iter().rev() {
+                if let Some(inherit_from) = inherit.from_expr() {
+                    let add_loc = inherit
+                        .attrs()
+                        .last()
+                        .map(|last| last.syntax().text_range())
+                        .unwrap_or(inherit_from.syntax().text_range());
+
+                    ctx.add(
+                        "add_to_inherit",
+                        format!(
+                            "Inherit \"{}\" from {}",
+                            unbound_text,
+                            inherit_from.syntax().text()
+                        ),
+                        AssistKind::RefactorRewrite,
+                        vec![TextEdit {
+                            delete: TextRange::new(add_loc.end(), add_loc.end()),
+                            insert: format!(" {unbound_text}").into(),
+                        }],
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Some(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use expect_test::expect;
+    define_check_assist!(super::add_to_inherit);
+
+    #[test]
+    fn simple() {
+        // We go from closest to furthest, the first edit would be the farthest
+        check(
+            "let inherit (lib) a; inherit (lib.types) b; in $0foo",
+            expect!["let inherit (lib) a foo; inherit (lib.types) b; in foo"],
+        );
+        check(
+            "let inherit (lib.types) a; in $0foo",
+            expect!["let inherit (lib.types) a foo; in foo"],
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/mod.rs b/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/mod.rs
index 79427ed6..ebcdea27 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/ide/assists/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ macro_rules! define_check_assist {
     };
 }
 
+mod add_to_inherit;
 mod add_to_top_level_lambda_param;
 mod convert_to_inherit;
 mod flatten_attrset;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) fn assists(db: &dyn DefDatabase, frange: FileRange) -> Vec<Assist> {
         rewrite_string::rewrite_uri_to_string,
         rewrite_string::unquote_attr,
         inline::inline,
+        add_to_inherit::add_to_inherit,
     ];
 
     let mut ctx = AssistsCtx::new(db, frange);
diff --git a/docs/code_actions.md b/docs/code_actions.md
index 1f77517d..58b604cd 100644
--- a/docs/code_actions.md
+++ b/docs/code_actions.md
@@ -178,3 +178,17 @@ let id = x: x; in a 1
 ```nix
 let id = x: x; in (x: x) 1
 ```
+
+
+### `add_to_inherit`
+
+Append an unbound variable to a let-inherit-in clause in scope.
+```nix
+let inherit (lib) mkMerge;
+in  mkForce
+```
+=>
+```nix
+let inherit (lib) mkMerge mkForce;
+in  mkForce
+```