diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68b25355744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, cryptography
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "securetar";
+  version = "2022.02.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "pvizeli";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-FwQp08jwcGh07zpHqRNoUUmeLZJh78wI8wCXySi3Tdc=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cryptography
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "securetar"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Module to handle tarfile backups";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pvizeli/securetar";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 92039ecefa8..39c2bff6787 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9154,6 +9154,8 @@ in {
 
   secure = callPackage ../development/python-modules/secure { };
 
+  securetar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/securetar { };
+
   seekpath = callPackage ../development/python-modules/seekpath { };
 
   segments = callPackage ../development/python-modules/segments { };