diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/memory-allocator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/memory-allocator/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dba1d5677d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/memory-allocator/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchPypi
+, buildPythonPackage
+, cython
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "memory-allocator";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "memory_allocator";
+    sha256 = "sha256-UUcR71e3eAQIQpmWM+AVQxVtgHvrNjaIlHo5pURUln0=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cython
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An extension class to allocate memory easily with cython";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sagemath/memory_allocator/";
+    maintainers = teams.sage.members;
+    license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 431d4a9959e3..f115bc55e8aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4469,6 +4469,8 @@ in {
 
   memcached = callPackage ../development/python-modules/memcached { };
 
+  memory-allocator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/memory-allocator { };
+
   memory_profiler = callPackage ../development/python-modules/memory_profiler { };
 
   mercantile = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mercantile { };