diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlopt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlopt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55bfc2d2884c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlopt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  toPythonModule,
+  pkgs,
+}:
+toPythonModule (pkgs.nlopt.override { withPython = true; })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9abac7174fad..cce6ef086220 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10547,6 +10547,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   nkdfu = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nkdfu { };
 
+  nlopt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nlopt { };
+
   nlpcloud = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nlpcloud { };
 
   nlpo3 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nlpo3 { };