diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-rtmidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-rtmidi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..24d86289bf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-rtmidi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27
+, tox, flake8, alabaster
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-rtmidi";
+  version = "1.4.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0b0y3hnjl2fvm3jyfvp1msfikp19vbqqqi7lawgy3azisvdyrgq7";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    tox
+    flake8
+    alabaster
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Python binding for the RtMidi C++ library implemented using Cython";
+    homepage = "https://chrisarndt.de/projects/python-rtmidi/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 712cb6da9951..6a8435e2bcf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1424,6 +1424,8 @@ in {
 
   python-redis-lock = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-redis-lock { };
 
+  python-rtmidi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-rtmidi { };
+
   python-sql = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-sql { };
 
   python-snappy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-snappy {