diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/makefun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/makefun/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f5596a46cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/makefun/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchPypi
+, buildPythonPackage
+, setuptools_scm
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "makefun";
+  version = "1.11.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-2qNQpILtWLVyREPGUUMhkem5ewyDdDh50JExccaigIU=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools_scm ];
+
+  # Disabling tests for now due to various (transitive) dependencies on modules
+  # from @smarie which are, as of yet, not part of nixpkgs. Also introduces
+  # a tricky dependency: makefun tests depend on pytest-cases, installing
+  # pytest-cases depends on makefun.
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "makefun" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/smarie/python-makefun";
+    description = "Small library to dynamically create python functions";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veehaitch ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 10da6e1f33c..f4e9bd4d565 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4107,6 +4107,8 @@ in {
 
   mail-parser = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mail-parser { };
 
+  makefun = callPackage ../development/python-modules/makefun { };
+
   Mako = callPackage ../development/python-modules/Mako { };
 
   managesieve = callPackage ../development/python-modules/managesieve { };