diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/materialx/package.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/materialx/default.nix
similarity index 91%
rename from pkgs/by-name/ma/materialx/package.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/materialx/default.nix
index cac615eaecbb..410178d1f0f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/materialx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/materialx/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
+  buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
+  setuptools,
   darwin,
   libX11,
   libXt,
   libGL,
   openimageio,
   imath,
-  python3Packages,
-  python3
+  python,
 }:
 
-python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "materialx";
   version = "1.38.10";
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    python3Packages.setuptools
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   buildInputs =
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     # Make python lib properly accessible
-    target_dir=$out/${python3.sitePackages}
+    target_dir=$out/${python.sitePackages}
     mkdir -p $(dirname $target_dir)
     # required for cmake to find the bindings, when included in other projects
     ln -s $out/python $target_dir
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 12c48c9586da..7d3aba938577 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5735,6 +5735,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mat2 = with python3.pkgs; toPythonApplication mat2;
 
+  materialx = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication materialx;
+
   maxcso = callPackage ../tools/archivers/maxcso { };
 
   measureme = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/measureme { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d4b56d1be53f..80d4447be1ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7344,6 +7344,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   material-color-utilities = callPackage ../development/python-modules/material-color-utilities { };
 
+  materialx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/materialx { };
+
   matchpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/matchpy { };
 
   mathlibtools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mathlibtools { };