diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwcli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwcli/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc58e46d20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwcli/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
+, docopt
+, para
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "mwcli";
+  version = "0.0.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-ADMb0P8WtXIcnGJ02R4l/TVfRewHc8ig45JurAWHGaA=";
+  };
+
+  # Prevent circular dependency
+  pythonRemoveDeps = [
+    "mwxml"
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    docopt
+    para
+  ];
+
+  # Tests require mwxml which itself depends on this package (circular dependency)
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A set of helper functions and classes for mediawiki-utilities command-line utilities";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mediawiki-utilities/python-mwcli";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 16b7d564d05..849457d106f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6714,6 +6714,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mujson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mujson { };
 
+  mwcli = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mwcli { };
+
   mwclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mwclient { };
 
   mwdblib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mwdblib { };