diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymanopt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymanopt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5763c79a566d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymanopt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildPythonPackage
+, numpy
+, scipy
+, autograd
+, nose2
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pymanopt";
+  version = "0.2.5";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = pname;
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0zk775v281375sangc5qkwrkb8yc9wx1g8b1917s4s8wszzkp8k6";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy ];
+  checkInputs = [ nose2 autograd pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/test_problem.py"
+    "tests/test_tensorflow.py"
+    "tests/test_theano.py"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pymanopt" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python toolbox for optimization on Riemannian manifolds with support for automatic differentiation";
+    homepage = "https://www.pymanopt.org/";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ yl3dy ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e64ac018cbbd..d138ed3039cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6273,6 +6273,8 @@ in {
 
   pymaging_png = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymaging_png { };
 
+  pymanopt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymanopt { };
+
   pymata-express = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymata-express { };
 
   pymatgen = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymatgen { };