diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/helium/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/helium/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c73e9c642e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/helium/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  selenium,
+  firefox,
+  geckodriver,
+  psutil,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  which,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "helium";
+  version = "5.1.2";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mherrmann";
+    repo = "helium";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-0XpXG4G9iANHZ5YPhHFtgQmCnug6PlmAdErCYgBLOgs=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    selenium
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    firefox
+    geckodriver
+    psutil
+    pytestCheckHook
+    which
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
+  # helium doesn't support testing on all platforms
+  doCheck = (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64);
+
+  # Selenium setup
+  preCheck = ''
+    export TEST_BROWSER=firefox
+    export SE_OFFLINE=true
+  '';
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # All of the tests here fail, maybe because we force a driver to be found via envvars?
+    "tests/api/test_no_driver.py"
+
+    # New tests, not sure why they fail. Maybe due to forced firefox?
+    "tests/api/test_write.py"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "helium"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lighter web automation with Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mherrmann/helium";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mherrmann/helium/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    teams = with lib.teams; [ ngi ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f7c9df6a801f..f1642cfce460 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6859,6 +6859,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   helion = callPackage ../development/python-modules/helion { };
 
+  helium = callPackage ../development/python-modules/helium { };
+
   help2man = callPackage ../development/python-modules/help2man { };
 
   helpdev = callPackage ../development/python-modules/helpdev { };