diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/newt/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/newt/package.nix
similarity index 50%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/newt/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ne/newt/package.nix
index 4e6f408acc33..94459d70d674 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/newt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/newt/package.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
   stdenv,
   slang,
   popt,
-  python,
+  python3,
+  gettext,
 }:
 
 let
-  pythonIncludePath = "${lib.getDev python}/include/python";
+  pythonIncludePath = "${lib.getDev python3}/include/python";
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "newt";
@@ -32,13 +33,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   strictDeps = true;
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    slang
-    popt
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      slang
+      popt
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      gettext # for darwin with clang
+    ];
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lncurses";
+  NIX_LDFLAGS =
+    "-lncurses"
+    + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin " -L${python3}/lib -lpython${python3.pythonVersion}";
 
   preConfigure = ''
     # If CPP is set explicitly, configure and make will not agree about which
@@ -46,26 +53,46 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     unset CPP
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    "--disable-nls"
-  ];
-
   makeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "CROSS_COMPILE=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}"
   ];
 
   postFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+    set -xe
     install_name_tool -id $out/lib/libnewt.so.${version} $out/lib/libnewt.so.${version}
     install_name_tool -change libnewt.so.${version} $out/lib/libnewt.so.${version} $out/bin/whiptail
+    install_name_tool -change libnewt.so.${version} $out/lib/libnewt.so.${version} \
+      $out/lib/python*/site-packages/_snack* # glob for version & suffix
+    set +x
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  passthru.tests.pythonModule = (python3.withPackages (ps: [ ps.snack ])).overrideAttrs (
+    { nativeBuildInputs, postBuild, ... }@_prevAttrs:
+    {
+      nativeBuildInputs = nativeBuildInputs ++ [ python3.pkgs.pythonImportsCheckHook ];
+      pythonImportsCheck = [ "snack" ];
+      /**
+        Call pythonImportsCheckPhase manually. This is necessary because:
+        - pythonImportsCheckHook adds the check to $preDistPhases
+        - python3.withPackages is built with a version of `buildEnv`,
+          ... which is implemented by `runCommand`,
+          ... which has a custom builder and does not run $preDistPhases
+      */
+      postBuild =
+        postBuild
+        + ''
+          runPhase pythonImportsCheckPhase
+        '';
+    }
+  );
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces";
     mainProgram = "whiptail";
     homepage = "https://pagure.io/newt";
     changelog = "https://pagure.io/newt/blob/master/f/CHANGES";
-    license = licenses.lgpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bryango ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 77f5c28ecb2d..4092c8774107 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9721,8 +9721,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nettle = import ../development/libraries/nettle { inherit callPackage fetchurl; };
 
-  newt = callPackage ../development/libraries/newt { python = python3; };
-
   libnghttp2 = nghttp2.lib;
 
   nghttp3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/nghttp3 { inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices; };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7aaf06856b21..7eb1f2728748 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15836,7 +15836,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   smtpdfix = callPackage ../development/python-modules/smtpdfix { };
 
-  snack = toPythonModule (pkgs.newt.override { inherit (self) python; });
+  snack = toPythonModule (pkgs.newt.override { python3 = self.python; });
 
   snakebite = callPackage ../development/python-modules/snakebite { };