diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ssh2-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ssh2-python/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..275e0250810e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ssh2-python/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  cython,
+  openssl,
+  zlib,
+  libssh2,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "ssh2-python";
+  version = "1.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ParallelSSH";
+    repo = "ssh2-python";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-nNMe7BTHI4O9Ueyq2YxtHat4BrrtiWGFkKHwUu/NtkM=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cython
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+    zlib
+    libssh2
+  ];
+
+  env = {
+    SYSTEM_LIBSSH2 = true;
+  };
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "ssh2" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings for libssh2 C library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ParallelSSH/ssh2-python";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ParallelSSH/ssh2-python/blob/${version}/Changelog.rst";
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ infinidoge ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index da9379202e22..3effa07a7a18 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15518,6 +15518,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   ssh-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ssh-python { };
 
+  ssh2-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ssh2-python { };
+
   sslib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sslib { };
 
   ssg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ssg { };