diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/plugnplay/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plugnplay/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..259fe96028a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plugnplay/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "plugnplay";
+  version = "0.5.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "877e2d2500a45aaf31e5175f9f46182088d3e2d64c1c6b9ff6c778ae0ee594c8";
+  };
+
+  # no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "plugnplay"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Generic plug-in system for python applications";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/daltonmatos/plugnplay";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = teams.determinatesystems.members;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cf06b199979f..0b919ba4b7d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5299,6 +5299,8 @@ in {
 
   pluginbase = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pluginbase { };
 
+  plugnplay = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plugnplay { };
+
   plugwise = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plugwise { };
 
   plum-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plum-py { };