diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/morecantile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/morecantile/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00a6a7c533b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/morecantile/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+
+  attrs,
+  click,
+  flit,
+  mercantile,
+  pydantic,
+  pyproj,
+  rasterio,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "morecantile";
+  version = "5.3.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "developmentseed";
+    repo = "morecantile";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-F7xYQrOngoRsZjmS6ZHRGN0/GD53AYcMQzyY1LZ1O7I=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ flit ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    attrs
+    click
+    pydantic
+    pyproj
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    mercantile
+    pytestCheckHook
+    rasterio
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "morecantile" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Construct and use map tile grids in different projection";
+    homepage = "https://developmentseed.org/morecantile/";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = lib.teams.geospatial.members;
+    mainProgram = "morecantile";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 73bf650c68c3..f18b0beb21da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7671,6 +7671,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   more-properties = callPackage ../development/python-modules/more-properties { };
 
+  morecantile = callPackage ../development/python-modules/morecantile { };
+
   moreorless = callPackage ../development/python-modules/moreorless { };
 
   moretools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/moretools { };