diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-bidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-bidi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a4a5d5b77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-bidi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, six }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-bidi";
+  version = "0.4.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "U0f3HoKz6Zdtxlfwne0r/jm6jWd3yoGlssVsMBIcSW4=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/MeirKriheli/python-bidi";
+    description = "Pure python implementation of the BiDi layout algorithm";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4fef3c3946f..6acb7a77897 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5774,6 +5774,8 @@ in {
 
   python-baseconv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-baseconv { };
 
+  python-bidi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-bidi { };
+
   python-binance = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-binance { };
 
   python-constraint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-constraint { };