diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tappy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tappy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e0b83bc925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tappy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchPypi
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "tap.py";
+  version = "3.0";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-9e7u6/1k5T0yZhdSu0wohYmjuru5bbPzkaTsKfE1nHA=";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "tap" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/python-tap/tappy";
+    description = "A set of tools for working with the Test Anything Protocol (TAP) in Python";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sfrijters ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 19d2a40dce6..c18d08a96c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7886,6 +7886,8 @@ in {
 
   tailer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tailer { };
 
+  tappy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tappy { };
+
   tasklib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tasklib { };
 
   taskw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/taskw { };