diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socks/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcf26880827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socks/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, trio, curio, async-timeout, fetchPypi, pythonOlder }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-socks";
+  version = "1.2.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1n6xb18jy41ybgkmamakg6psp3qididd45qknxiggngaiibz43kx";
+  };
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6.1";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ trio curio async-timeout ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Core proxy client (SOCKS4, SOCKS5, HTTP) functionality for Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/romis2012/python-socks";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mjlbach ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 33559777930..34e2f79264e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6634,6 +6634,8 @@ in {
 
   python-socketio_4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-socketio/4.nix { };
 
+  python-socks = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-socks { };
+
   python-sql = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-sql { };
 
   python-stdnum = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-stdnum { };