diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygments-better-html/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygments-better-html/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87b8e0b3ffb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygments-better-html/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pygments
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pygments_better_html";
+  version = "0.1.4";
+  disabled = ! isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "028szd3k295yhz943bj19i4kx6f0pfh1fd2q14id0g84dl4i49dm";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pygments ];
+
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pygments_better_html" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Kwpolska/pygments_better_html";
+    description = "Improved line numbering for Pygments’ HTML formatter.";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 98d622e50b08..3bccf088937d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6973,6 +6973,8 @@ in {
 
   ansi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansi { };
 
+  pygments-better-html = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygments-better-html { };
+
   pygments-markdown-lexer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygments-markdown-lexer { };
 
   telegram = callPackage ../development/python-modules/telegram { };