diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/minexr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/minexr/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0417fe7594fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/minexr/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, numpy
+, pillow
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "minexr";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "cheind";
+    repo = "py-minexr";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Om67ttAHxu7C3IwPB+JHYi78E9qBi1E6layMVg4+S3M=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "minexr" ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook pillow ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Minimal, standalone OpenEXR reader for single-part, uncompressed scan line files.";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/cheind/py-minexr";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lucasew ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 01455f9c9c29..db6c5fb59f8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4970,6 +4970,8 @@ in {
 
   millheater = callPackage ../development/python-modules/millheater { };
 
+  minexr = callPackage ../development/python-modules/minexr { };
+
   miniaudio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/miniaudio { };
 
   minidb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/minidb { };