diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/locate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/locate/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bedae25d7757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/locate/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+  setuptools-scm,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "locate";
+  version = "1.1.2";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AutoActuary";
+    repo = "locate";
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-cPBxSjcX0y0Ul7B6yOY+U2ylrQ1oBV6t3lN4qyutGlE=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "locate" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Locate files relative to the current Python script";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AutoActuary/locate";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/AutoActuary/locate/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.geri1701 ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 115f30770f75..8acea75f9345 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9841,6 +9841,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   localzone = callPackage ../development/python-modules/localzone { };
 
+  locate = callPackage ../development/python-modules/locate { };
+
   locationsharinglib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/locationsharinglib { };
 
   locket = callPackage ../development/python-modules/locket { };