diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/latexrestricted/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/latexrestricted/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..394176397b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/latexrestricted/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  fetchPypi,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "latexrestricted";
+  version = "0.4.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-AMfDTruJKejDdXW98VkeeEwELql5566bsL1SutLDpso=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "latexrestricted" ];
+
+  # upstream has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/gpoore/latexrestricted";
+    description = "Python library for creating executables compatible with LaTeX restricted shell escape";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/gpoore/latexrestricted/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    license = lib.licenses.lppl13c;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ romildo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9d0c8f1966ac..e29d94551e95 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6827,6 +6827,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   latexify-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/latexify-py { };
 
+  latexrestricted = callPackage ../development/python-modules/latexrestricted { };
+
   launchpadlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/launchpadlib { };
 
   laundrify-aio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/laundrify-aio { };