diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21a457b5b34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, marisa
+, swig
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "marisa";
+  inherit (marisa) src version;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ swig ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ marisa ];
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    make -C bindings swig-python
+
+    cd bindings/python
+  '';
+
+  # upstream has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "marisa" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings for marisa";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/s-yata/marisa-trie";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ bsd2 lgpl21Plus ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5dcbcdf5abb3..98dd267fa44f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5535,6 +5535,10 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mariadb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mariadb { };
 
+  marisa = callPackage ../development/python-modules/marisa {
+    inherit (pkgs) marisa;
+  };
+
   marisa-trie = callPackage ../development/python-modules/marisa-trie { };
 
   markdown2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/markdown2 { };