diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libsixel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libsixel/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7760bb867479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libsixel/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, lib
+, libsixel
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = libsixel.version;
+  pname = "libsixel";
+
+  src = libsixel.src;
+  sourceRoot = "${src.name}/python";
+
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace libsixel/__init__.py --replace \
+      'from ctypes.util import find_library' \
+      'find_library = lambda _x: "${lib.getLib libsixel}/lib/libsixel.so"'
+  '';
+
+  # no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "libsixel" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "SIXEL graphics encoder/decoder implementation";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rmcgibbo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2dfd5be9e0d1..fb4e9947e180 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5177,6 +5177,11 @@ in {
 
   libsavitar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libsavitar { };
 
+
+  libsixel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libsixel {
+    inherit (pkgs) libsixel;
+  };
+
   libselinux = lib.pipe pkgs.libselinux [
     toPythonModule
     (p: