diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cyipopt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cyipopt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f549e065d9fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cyipopt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cython,
+  ipopt,
+  numpy,
+  pkg-config,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "cyipopt";
+  version = "1.5.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mechmotum";
+    repo = "cyipopt";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ddiSCVzywlCeeVbRJg2wxKIlAVlZw9Js95IbEDqhh5Q=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ ipopt ];
+
+  build-system = [
+    cython
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "cyipopt" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Cython interface for the interior point optimzer IPOPT";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mechmotum/cyipopt";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mechmotum/cyipopt/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.rst";
+    license = lib.licenses.epl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nim65s ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 958cc28dea06..e9e71af43979 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2835,6 +2835,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   cyclopts = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cyclopts { };
 
+  cyipopt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cyipopt { };
+
   cymem = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cymem { };
 
   cymruwhois = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cymruwhois { };