diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cl/clingo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cl/clingo/package.nix
index 28474d20c47f..af8d7f3372c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cl/clingo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cl/clingo/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
+  withPython ? false,
+  python ? null,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -18,7 +20,26 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCLINGO_BUILD_WITH_PYTHON=OFF" ];
+  cmakeFlags =
+    if withPython then
+      [
+        "-DCLINGO_BUILD_WITH_PYTHON=ON"
+        "-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=${lib.getExe python.pythonOnBuildForHost}"
+      ]
+    else
+      [ "-DCLINGO_BUILD_WITH_PYTHON=OFF" ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals withPython (
+    with python.pkgs;
+    [
+      python
+      cffi
+    ]
+  );
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "clingo"
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "ASP system to ground and solve logic programs";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f22805eed7cc..cf71f63dfc80 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2717,6 +2717,13 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   clikit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/clikit { };
 
+  clingo = toPythonModule (
+    pkgs.clingo.override {
+      inherit python;
+      withPython = true;
+    }
+  );
+
   clint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/clint { };
 
   clintermission = callPackage ../development/python-modules/clintermission { };