diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/exceptiongroup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/exceptiongroup/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac4174b2f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/exceptiongroup/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, flit-core
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "exceptiongroup";
+  version = "1.0.0rc2";
+  format = "flit";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-TSVLBSMb7R1DB5vc/g8dZsCrR4Pmd3oyk1X5t43jrYM=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
+
+  # Tests are only in the source available but tagged releases
+  # are incomplete as files are generated during the release process
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "exceptiongroup"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Backport of PEP 654 (exception groups)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/agronholm/exceptiongroup";
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d3afead0953..3616171dfdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2751,6 +2751,8 @@ in {
 
   exdown = callPackage ../development/python-modules/exdown { };
 
+  exceptiongroup = callPackage ../development/python-modules/exceptiongroup { };
+
   exchangelib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/exchangelib { };
 
   execnet = callPackage ../development/python-modules/execnet { };