diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-modelsearch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/modelsearch/default.nix
similarity index 63%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/django-modelsearch/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/modelsearch/default.nix
index 73fd60e8d7be..142199c417d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-modelsearch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/modelsearch/default.nix
@@ -11,21 +11,24 @@
   django-tasks,
 
   # tests
-  pytest-django,
-  pytestCheckHook,
   django-modelcluster,
+  django-taggit,
+  dj-database-url,
+  psycopg,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-django,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "modelsearch";
-  version = "1.1.1";
+  version = "1.2.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "wagtail";
     repo = "django-modelsearch";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-tjwVepI9mdrMbTtxfe6yNUrSHWKndGxv2lJ8AfyNcr0=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-zmurjjiJO6A/9XuGsGQcBWRX4NW9xVCFkCVRUk0Ziro=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -34,21 +37,30 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   dependencies = [
     django
-    django-modelcluster
     django-tasks
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "modelsearch" ];
 
-  # django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting INSTALLED_APPS, but settings are not configured.
-  # You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.
-  doCheck = false;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    dj-database-url
+    psycopg
+    django-modelcluster
+    django-taggit
+    pytest-django
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=modelsearch.test.settings
+    export SEARCH_BACKEND=db
+  '';
 
   meta = {
     description = "Index Django Models with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch and query them with the ORM";
     homepage = "https://github.com/wagtail/django-modelsearch";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/wagtail/django-modelsearch/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/wagtail/django-modelsearch/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
index 907ccdf3fd0d..246d508816a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
   versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rq";
-  version = "2.6.1";
+  version = "2.7";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rq";
     repo = "rq";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-4+zP3pOiZ+r/dt9F2NyxgJsyGPIHgj9XokuPxlWyS1g=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-332K+n3mWf+k7/QvIFJFhuDXqd1t2p8ZVv/l+Y167Bk=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ hatchling ];
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Library for creating background jobs and processing them";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nvie/rq/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/rq/rq/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rq/rq/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mrmebelman ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wagtail/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wagtail/default.nix
index 9093204a71f3..4fdbdcc0c803 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wagtail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wagtail/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # frontend
+  fetchNpmDeps,
+  nodejs,
+  npmHooks,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
@@ -12,13 +17,13 @@
   django,
   django-filter,
   django-modelcluster,
-  django-modelsearch,
   django-taggit,
   django-tasks,
   django-treebeard,
   djangorestframework,
   draftjs-exporter,
   laces,
+  modelsearch,
   openpyxl,
   permissionedforms,
   pillow,
@@ -30,24 +35,42 @@
   callPackage,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "wagtail";
-  version = "7.2.2";
+  version = "7.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  # The GitHub source requires some assets to be compiled, which in turn
-  # requires fixing the upstream package lock. We need to use the PyPI release
-  # until https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/pull/13136 gets merged.
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-v2rao6zZDZ7nc0dW3XAxsJAe7bgKSqTlGIqx5IHOML4=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "wagtail";
+    repo = "wagtail";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-o/4jn32ffR3BPVNwtFKJ6PowXYi7SpjBqghdeZIl5tM=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    npmHooks.npmConfigHook
+    nodejs
+  ];
+
+  npmDeps = fetchNpmDeps {
+    inherit (finalAttrs) src;
+    hash = "sha256-Uc16K1RZUCnr4qRe2u4yB44F+zYFBxMpEQCz5992RMA=";
+  };
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    # upstream only provides a hook for sdists, not wheels
+    # https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/blob/v7.3/setup.py#L22
+    npm run build
+  '';
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
   ];
 
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "django-tasks" ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "django-tasks"
+    "modelsearch"
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [
     anyascii
@@ -55,13 +78,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     django
     django-filter
     django-modelcluster
-    django-modelsearch
     django-taggit
     django-tasks
     django-treebeard
     djangorestframework
     draftjs-exporter
     laces
+    modelsearch
     openpyxl
     permissionedforms
     pillow
@@ -83,8 +106,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience";
     mainProgram = "wagtail";
     homepage = "https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.txt";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/blob/${finalAttrs.src.tag}/CHANGELOG.txt";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sephi ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 808e04e22d49..6f66261976e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ mapAliases {
   django-crispy-bootstrap3 = crispy-bootstrap3; # added 2025-06-11
   django-crispy-bootstrap4 = crispy-bootstrap4; # added 2025-06-11
   django-crispy-bootstrap5 = crispy-bootstrap5; # added 2025-06-11
+  django-modelsearch = modelsearch; # added 2026-03-02
   django_3 = throw "Django 3 has reached it's EOL in 2024-04 and has therefore been removed."; # added 2025-01-25
   django_5_1 = throw "Django 5.1 has reached it's EOL in 2025-12 and has therefore been removed."; # added 2025-11-30"
   django_5_2 = django_5; # added 2026-01-18
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8e27fb27d8d6..00c9ebb71edb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4256,8 +4256,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   django-modelcluster = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-modelcluster { };
 
-  django-modelsearch = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-modelsearch { };
-
   django-modeltranslation = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-modeltranslation { };
 
   django-mptt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-mptt { };
@@ -10068,6 +10066,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   modelscope = callPackage ../development/python-modules/modelscope { };
 
+  modelsearch = callPackage ../development/python-modules/modelsearch { };
+
   modern-colorthief = callPackage ../development/python-modules/modern-colorthief { };
 
   moderngl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/moderngl { };