diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nianet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nianet/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4adca2e5b701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nianet/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, matplotlib
+, niapy
+, numpy
+, poetry-core
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, scikit-learn
+, toml-adapt
+, torch
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "nianet";
+  version = "1.1.4";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "SasoPavlic";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "version_${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-FZipl6Z9AfiL6WH0kvUn8bVxt8JLdDVlmTSqnyxe0nY=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    toml-adapt
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    niapy
+    numpy
+    scikit-learn
+    torch
+  ];
+
+  # create niapy and torch dep version consistent
+  preBuild = ''
+    toml-adapt -path pyproject.toml -a change -dep niapy -ver X
+    toml-adapt -path pyproject.toml -a change -dep torch -ver X
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "nianet"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Designing and constructing neural network topologies using nature-inspired algorithms";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/SasoPavlic/NiaNet";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/SasoPavlic/NiaNet/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ firefly-cpp ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3b7dc5a9a691..1101911e57c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6436,6 +6436,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   niaaml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/niaaml { };
 
+  nianet = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nianet { };
+
   niaarm = callPackage ../development/python-modules/niaarm { };
 
   niapy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/niapy { };