diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-proto/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-proto/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3df8b893989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-proto/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, hatchling
+, protobuf
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "opentelemetry-proto";
+  version = "1.18.0";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "open-telemetry";
+    repo = "opentelemetry-python";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-6iB+QlBUqRvIJ9p38NYgP4icW2rYs1P3bNCxI95cOvs=";
+    sparseCheckout = [ "/${pname}" ];
+  } + "/${pname}";
+
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    protobuf
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "opentelemetry.proto" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/opentelemetry-proto";
+    description = "OpenTelemetry Python Proto";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = teams.deshaw.members;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 787cdeb62339..52ac8c363123 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7094,6 +7094,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   opentimestamps = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opentimestamps { };
 
+  opentelemetry-proto = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opentelemetry-proto { };
+
   opentelemetry-semantic-conventions = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions { };
 
   openturns = toPythonModule (pkgs.openturns.override {