diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylxd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylxd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d373ada09b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylxd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pbr, dateutil, ws4py, requests-unixsocket, requests-toolbelt, mock }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pylxd";
+  version = "2.3.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1db88l55q974fm9z5gllx3i8bkj0jzi25xrr5cs6id3bfy4zp8a7";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pbr
+    dateutil
+    ws4py
+    requests-unixsocket
+    requests-toolbelt
+  ];
+
+  # tests require an old version of requests-mock that we do not have a package for
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pylxd" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Python library for interacting with the LXD REST API";
+    homepage = "https://pylxd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ petabyteboy ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2e344fde7dff..7d7f168162c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5594,6 +5594,8 @@ in {
 
   pylutron = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pylutron { };
 
+  pylxd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pylxd { };
+
   pymacaroons = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymacaroons { };
 
   pymaging = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymaging { };