diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/npyscreen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/npyscreen/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e93d54b3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/npyscreen/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "npyscreen";
+  version = "4.10.5";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+   inherit pname version;
+   sha256 = "0vhjwn0dan3zmffvh80dxb4x67jysvvf1imp6pk4dsfslpwy0bk2";
+  };
+
+  # Tests are outdated
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Framework for developing console applications using Python and curses";
+    homepage = "http://www.npcole.com/npyscreen/";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dump_stack ];
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 31451222e22..b1a5aeb75c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4425,6 +4425,8 @@ in {
 
   nplusone = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nplusone { };
 
+  npyscreen = callPackage ../development/python-modules/npyscreen { };
+
   ntc-templates = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ntc-templates { };
 
   ntlm-auth = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ntlm-auth { };