diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/edlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/edlib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30c3f8fb3b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/edlib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, edlib
+, cython
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage {
+  inherit (edlib) pname src meta;
+  version = "1.3.9";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/bindings/python";
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    ln -s ${edlib.src}/edlib .
+  '';
+
+  EDLIB_OMIT_README_RST = 1;
+  EDLIB_USE_CYTHON = 1;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];
+  buildInputs = [ edlib ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    ${python.interpreter} test.py
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "edlib" ];
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8ce5080662a8..ad0ee5fa1907 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2935,6 +2935,10 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   editorconfig = callPackage ../development/python-modules/editorconfig { };
 
+  edlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/edlib {
+    inherit (pkgs) edlib;
+  };
+
   edward = callPackage ../development/python-modules/edward { };
 
   effect = callPackage ../development/python-modules/effect { };