diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffa9b8d7d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, isPy27
+, fetchpatch
+, setuptools-scm
+, libdeltachat
+, cffi
+, IMAPClient
+, pluggy
+, requests
+, setuptools
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "deltachat";
+  inherit (libdeltachat) version src;
+  sourceRoot = "${src.name}/python";
+
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libdeltachat
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cffi
+    IMAPClient
+    pluggy
+    requests
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "deltachat"
+    "deltachat.account"
+    "deltachat.contact"
+    "deltachat.chat"
+    "deltachat.message"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/tree/master/python";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/blob/${version}/python/CHANGELOG";
+    license = licenses.mpl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index adb4a4aa403..af52f615631 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1743,6 +1743,8 @@ in {
 
   delegator-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/delegator-py { };
 
+  deltachat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deltachat { };
+
   deluge-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deluge-client { };
 
   demjson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/demjson { };