diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rocketchat-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rocketchat-api/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4593f30b8db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rocketchat-api/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  packaging,
+  requests,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "rocketchat-api";
+  version = "1.32.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jadolg";
+    repo = "rocketchat_API";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-mzcesoBU8sOznAgvi2u8NsUheyLXPZuyIkGghbc556c=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    packaging
+    requests
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "rocketchat_API"
+    "rocketchat_API.APIExceptions"
+    "rocketchat_API.APISections"
+  ];
+
+  # requires running a Rocket.Chat server
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python API wrapper for Rocket.Chat";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jadolg/rocketchat_API";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index bfdfa4b49f77..9e2a1f76940d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13762,6 +13762,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   rocket-errbot = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rocket-errbot { };
 
+  rocketchat-api = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rocketchat-api { };
+
   roku = callPackage ../development/python-modules/roku { };
 
   rokuecp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rokuecp { };