diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/ctypes.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/ctypes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d380643d021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/ctypes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/opuslib_next/api/__init__.py b/opuslib_next/api/__init__.py
+index dc498b2..b2ded08 100644
+--- a/opuslib_next/api/__init__.py
++++ b/opuslib_next/api/__init__.py
+@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2025, Kalicyh"
+ __license__ = "BSD 3-Clause License"
+ 
+ 
+-lib_location = find_library("opus")
++lib_location = "@libopus@"
+ 
+ if lib_location is None:
+     # find opus library in macOS
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d4a30b96c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opuslib-next/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  hatchling,
+  libopus,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  replaceVars,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "opuslib-next";
+  version = "1.3.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "kalicyh";
+    repo = "opuslib-next";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-rR1tsijKUBUH3bZZSISsx1JUO35TZevcTcfPtoQow/E=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (replaceVars ./ctypes.patch {
+      libopus = "${lib.getLib libopus}/lib/libopus${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libopus
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "opuslib_next"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings to the libopus, IETF low-delay audio codec";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/kalicyh/opuslib-next";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/kalicyh/opuslib-next/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hexa ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f8abd21d0af1..d09e8b6a49b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12250,6 +12250,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   opuslib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opuslib { };
 
+  opuslib-next = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opuslib-next { };
+
   opytimark = callPackage ../development/python-modules/opytimark { };
 
   oracledb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/oracledb { };