diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bids-validator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bids-validator/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec66124e3c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bids-validator/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, lib
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "1.2.4";
+  pname = "bids-validator";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1mvp1mi1k6yqgyj7rxij8mlwclqlyfzq08s67v0qaycw44l68ifg";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Validator for the Brain Imaging Data Structure";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-validator";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jonringer ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d0f7e2991773..a74f73275ff6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1482,6 +1482,8 @@ in {
 
   bidict = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bidict { };
 
+  bids-validator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bids-validator { };
+
   binwalk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/binwalk { };
 
   binwalk-full = appendToName "full" (self.binwalk.override {