diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/foundationdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/foundationdb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56d0b7eb9e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/foundationdb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  lib,
+  foundationdb,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage {
+  pname = "foundationdb";
+  version = foundationdb.version;
+
+  src = foundationdb.pythonsrc;
+  unpackCmd = "tar xf $curSrc";
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace ./fdb/impl.py \
+      --replace libfdb_c.so "${foundationdb.lib}/lib/libfdb_c.so"
+  '';
+
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings for FoundationDB";
+    homepage = "https://www.foundationdb.org";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ thoughtpolice ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index adb6667984aa..c35cf987efd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5166,8 +5166,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   fortiosapi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fortiosapi { };
 
-  foundationdb73 = callPackage ../servers/foundationdb/python.nix {
-    foundationdb = pkgs.foundationdb73;
+  foundationdb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/foundationdb {
+    inherit (pkgs) foundationdb;
   };
 
   fountains = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fountains { };