diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydocket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydocket/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba6b1ecceceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydocket/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  hatch-vcs,
+  hatchling,
+
+  # dependencies
+  cloudpickle,
+  exceptiongroup,
+  fakeredis,
+  opentelemetry-api,
+  opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus,
+  opentelemetry-instrumentation,
+  prometheus-client,
+  py-key-value-aio,
+  python-json-logger,
+  redis,
+  rich,
+  typer,
+  typing-extensions,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "pydocket";
+  version = "0.16.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "chrisguidry";
+    repo = "docket";
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-DNq+PUbh6SfazxkM7tbjEOXbh1VSJPM3jEkgn64XQ5g=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatch-vcs
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "fakeredis"
+    "opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus"
+    "opentelemetry-instrumentation"
+  ];
+  dependencies = [
+    cloudpickle
+    exceptiongroup
+    fakeredis
+    opentelemetry-api
+    opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus
+    opentelemetry-instrumentation
+    prometheus-client
+    py-key-value-aio
+    python-json-logger
+    redis
+    rich
+    typer
+    typing-extensions
+  ]
+  ++ py-key-value-aio.optional-dependencies.memory;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "docket" ];
+
+  # All tests require internet access
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Distributed background task system for Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/chrisguidry/docket";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/chrisguidry/docket/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0d9207563800..3da594e6e122 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13277,6 +13277,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pydo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pydo { };
 
+  pydocket = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pydocket { };
+
   pydocstyle = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pydocstyle { };
 
   pydocumentdb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pydocumentdb { };