diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-journal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-journal/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3a0e223e125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-journal/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  setuptools,
+  setuptools-scm,
+  confluent-kafka,
+  msgpack,
+  swh-core,
+  swh-model,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-mock,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "swh-journal";
+  version = "2.0.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.softwareheritage.org";
+    group = "swh";
+    owner = "devel";
+    repo = "swh-journal";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ycTB7hSjTerJOd+nEv8HbM82vPAO8P1+xooy0oN4eHw=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    confluent-kafka
+    msgpack
+    swh-core
+    swh-model
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "swh.journal" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-mock
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Persistent logger of changes to the archive, with publish-subscribe support";
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.softwareheritage.org/swh/devel/swh-journal";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ drupol ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 09e5892f344d..125e52d3f3dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -16663,6 +16663,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   swh-core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/swh-core { };
 
+  swh-journal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/swh-journal { };
+
   swh-model = callPackage ../development/python-modules/swh-model { };
 
   swh-objstorage = callPackage ../development/python-modules/swh-objstorage { };