diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/curio-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curio-compat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ea4da8feb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curio-compat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  lib,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "curio-compat";
+  version = "1.6.7";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "klen";
+    repo = "curio";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Crd9r4Icwga85wvtXaePbE56R192o+FXU9Zn+Lc7trI=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "curio" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # contacts google.com
+    "test_ssl_outgoing"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Coroutine-based library for concurrent systems programming";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/klen/curio";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9320c4ec1ff9..5ff18c9d75fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2719,6 +2719,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   curio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curio { };
 
+  curio-compat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curio-compat { };
+
   curlify = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curlify { };
 
   curl-cffi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curl-cffi { };