diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-gettext/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8b5d45bbc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-gettext/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "setuptools-gettext";
+  version = "0.1.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "breezy-team";
+    repo = "setuptools-gettext";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-MifsEuWNTEDJa9RfIbM/EDMJg0cmHXX6oJxNskKEbY4=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "setuptools_gettext"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/breezy-team/setuptools-gettext/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    description = "setuptools plugin for building mo files";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/breezy-team/setuptools-gettext";
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2d273ffd0c6..7798d2e68ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10285,6 +10285,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   setuptools-declarative-requirements = callPackage ../development/python-modules/setuptools-declarative-requirements { };
 
+  setuptools-gettext = callPackage ../development/python-modules/setuptools-gettext { };
+
   setuptools-git = callPackage ../development/python-modules/setuptools-git { };
 
   setuptools-lint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/setuptools-lint { };