diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydsdl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydsdl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..655adecd5c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydsdl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pythonOlder }:
+
+ buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pydsdl";
+  version = "1.4.2";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5"; # only python>=3.5 is supported
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "UAVCAN";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "03kbpzdrjzj5vpgz5rhc110pm1axdn3ynv88b42zq6iyab4k8k1x";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  ];
+
+  # allow for writable directory for darwin
+  preBuild = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+  '';
+
+  # repo doesn't contain tests, ensure imports aren't broken
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pydsdl"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A UAVCAN DSDL compiler frontend implemented in Python";
+    longDescription = ''
+      It supports all DSDL features defined in the UAVCAN specification.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://uavcan.org";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wucke13 ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 00960b457252..451bcff62a1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1287,6 +1287,8 @@ in {
 
   pyscreenshot = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyscreenshot { };
 
+  pydsdl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pydsdl { };
+
   pyside = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyside {
     inherit (pkgs) mesa;
   };