diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystardict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystardict/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e5cbd64e4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystardict/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+, six
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pystardict";
+  version = "0.8";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "lig";
+    repo = "pystardict";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-YrZpIhyxfA3G7rP0SJ+EvzGwAXlne80AYilkj6cIDnA=";
+  };
+
+  env.SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools setuptools-scm ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pystardict" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description =
+      "Library for manipulating StarDict dictionaries from within Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/lig/pystardict";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thornycrackers ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 98f340025331..84ede43c7a10 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9652,6 +9652,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pystache = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pystache { };
 
+  pystardict = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pystardict { };
+
   pystemd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pystemd {
     inherit (pkgs) systemd;
   };