diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/imbalanced-learn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/imbalanced-learn/default.nix
index b09f6da99388..dd192cab0cd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/imbalanced-learn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/imbalanced-learn/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   tensorflow,
   threadpoolctl,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  sklearn-compat,
+  python,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     scikit-learn
     scipy
     threadpoolctl
+    sklearn-compat
   ];
 
   optional-dependencies = {
@@ -60,19 +63,35 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME=$TMPDIR
+    # The GitHub source contains too many files picked up by pytest like
+    # examples and documentation files which can't pass.
+    cd $out/${python.sitePackages}
   '';
 
   disabledTestPaths = [
     # require tensorflow and keras, but we don't want to
     # add them to nativeCheckInputs just for this tests
-    "imblearn/keras/_generator.py"
+    "imblearn/keras"
+    "imblearn/tensorflow"
+    # even with precheck directory change, pytest still tries to test docstrings
+    "imblearn/tests/test_docstring_parameters.py"
+    # Skip dependencies test - pythonImportsCheck already does this
+    "imblearn/utils/tests/test_min_dependencies.py"
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Broken upstream test https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/imbalanced-learn/issues/1131
+    "test_estimators_compatibility_sklearn"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Library offering a number of re-sampling techniques commonly used in datasets showing strong between-class imbalance";
     homepage = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/imbalanced-learn";
     changelog = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/imbalanced-learn/releases/tag/${version}";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.rmcgibbo ];
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      rmcgibbo
+      philipwilk
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sklearn-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sklearn-compat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3fd17c6cade4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sklearn-compat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  hatchling,
+  scikit-learn,
+  pandas,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-cov,
+  pytest-xdist,
+  pytz,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "sklearn-compat";
+  version = "0.1.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "sklearn-compat";
+    repo = "sklearn-compat";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-9Py5VKDej7xDMdWVujkS/ooxOkEcjPJNlBHkbe/rycE=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    scikit-learn
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pandas
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-cov
+    pytest-xdist
+    pytz
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "sklearn_compat"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Ease multi-version support for scikit-learn compatible library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sklearn-compat/sklearn-compat";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ philipwilk ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c01014c33bad..032963a1abe0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15956,6 +15956,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   skl2onnx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/skl2onnx { };
 
+  sklearn-compat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sklearn-compat { };
+
   sklearn-deap = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sklearn-deap { };
 
   skodaconnect = callPackage ../development/python-modules/skodaconnect { };