diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/haishoku/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/haishoku/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8f066185a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/haishoku/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  nix-update-script,
+
+  pillow,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "haishoku";
+  version = "1.1.8";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "LanceGin";
+    repo = "haishoku";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-LSoZopCaM5vbknGS9gG13OZIgghgqJvPtktUkBCH04Q=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ pillow ];
+
+  # no test
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "haishoku" ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Development tool for grabbing the dominant color or representative color palette from an image";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/LanceGin/haishoku";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ moraxyc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8f7d87b71b26..a9e85bf04b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6670,6 +6670,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   hacking = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hacking { };
 
+  haishoku = callPackage ../development/python-modules/haishoku { };
+
   hakuin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hakuin { };
 
   halide =