diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib-inline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib-inline/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4c220dea6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib-inline/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, matplotlib
+, traitlets
+
+# tests
+, ipython
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "matplotlib-inline";
+  version = "0.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0glrhcv1zqck1whsh3p75x0chda588xw22swbmvqalwz7kvmy7gl";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    matplotlib # not documented, but required
+    traitlets
+  ];
+
+  # wants to import ipython, which creates a circular dependency
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "matplotlib_inline" ];
+
+  passthru.tests = { inherit ipython; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Matplotlib Inline Back-end for IPython and Jupyter";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ipython/matplotlib-inline";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jonringer ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c192dd109791..388b43c5a4b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4313,6 +4313,8 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
   };
 
+  matplotlib-inline = callPackage ../development/python-modules/matplotlib-inline { };
+
   matrix-api-async = callPackage ../development/python-modules/matrix-api-async { };
 
   matrix-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/matrix-client { };