diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flatbuffers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flatbuffers/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..065808dfe6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flatbuffers/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, flatbuffers
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  inherit (flatbuffers) pname version src;
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/python";
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "flatbuffers" ];
+
+  meta = flatbuffers.meta // {
+    description = "Python runtime library for use with the Flatbuffers serialization format";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ wulfsta ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 988f3fc886f..4fef3c3946f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2197,6 +2197,10 @@ in {
 
   flask_wtf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flask-wtf { };
 
+  flatbuffers = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flatbuffers {
+    inherit (pkgs) flatbuffers;
+  };
+
   flexmock = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flexmock { };
 
   flickrapi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flickrapi { };
@@ -7083,6 +7087,7 @@ in {
     nccl = pkgs.nccl_cudatoolkit_10;
     openssl = pkgs.openssl_1_1;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation Security;
+    inherit (pkgs) flatbuffers;
   };
 
   tensorflow-build_2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tensorflow/2 {
@@ -7092,6 +7097,7 @@ in {
     nccl = pkgs.nccl_cudatoolkit_11;
     openssl = pkgs.openssl_1_1;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation Security;
+    inherit (pkgs) flatbuffers;
   };
 
   tensorflow-build = self.tensorflow-build_1;