diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunpack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunpack/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6dff5a97d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunpack/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, easyprocess
+, entrypoint2
+, patool
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyunpack";
+  version = "0.3";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ponty";
+    repo = "pyunpack";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-1MAdiX6+u35f6S8a0ZcIIebZE8bbxTy+0TnMohJ7J6s=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyunpack/__init__.py \
+      --replace \
+       '_exepath("patool")' \
+       '"${patool}/bin/.patool-wrapped"'
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    easyprocess
+    entrypoint2
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "-x" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyunpack" ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # unfree
+    "tests/test_rar.py"
+
+    # We get "patool: error: unrecognized arguments: --password 123"
+    # The currently packaged version of patool does not support this flag.
+    # https://github.com/wummel/patool/issues/114
+    # FIXME: Re-enable these once patool is updated
+    "tests/test_rarpw.py"
+    "tests/test_zippw.py"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Unpack archive files in python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ponty/pyunpack";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pbsds ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 88286da2d169..e052bf5411d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8193,6 +8193,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pyuca = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyuca { };
 
+  pyunpack = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyunpack { };
+
   pyutil = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyutil { };
 
   pyzbar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyzbar { };