diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dawg-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dawg-python/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba9c298a2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dawg-python/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchPypi
+, buildPythonPackage
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dawg-python";
+  version = "0.7.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "DAWG-Python";
+    hash = "sha256-Sl4yhuYmHMoC8gXP1VFqerEBkPowxRwo00WAj1leNCE=";
+  };
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dawg_python" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Pure Python reader for DAWGs created by dawgdic C++ library or DAWG Python extension";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pytries/DAWG-Python";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ danieldk ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f4a87554e3b..ffea724ddb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1729,6 +1729,8 @@ in {
 
   datrie = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datrie { };
 
+  dawg-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dawg-python { };
+
   dbf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dbf { };
 
   dbfread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dbfread { };