diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfont/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfont/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4cd3e809a890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/babelfont/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cu2qu
+, defcon
+, fontfeatures
+, fonttools
+, glyphslib
+, openstep-plist
+, orjson
+, poetry-core
+, pytestCheckHook
+, ufoLib2
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "babelfont";
+  version = "3.0.1";
+
+  # PyPI source tarballs omit tests, fetch from Github instead
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "simoncozens";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-1DHcJDVaCgIAODyf5UUrXej8x3ySD4+6/KtxuF2yFV4=";
+  };
+
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cu2qu
+    fontfeatures
+    fonttools
+    glyphslib
+    openstep-plist
+    orjson
+    ufoLib2
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    defcon
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python library to load, examine, and save fonts in a variety of formats";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/simoncozens/babelfont";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ danc86 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index dbb8561a02a6..aa413a8499cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1253,6 +1253,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   babelfish = callPackage ../development/python-modules/babelfish { };
 
+  babelfont = callPackage ../development/python-modules/babelfont { };
+
   babelgladeextractor = callPackage ../development/python-modules/babelgladeextractor { };
 
   bambi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bambi { };