diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fireflyalgorithm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fireflyalgorithm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0343f2d870a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fireflyalgorithm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, numpy
+, poetry-core
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "FireflyAlgorithm";
+  version = "0.3.2";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "firefly-cpp";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-IlOIoP2aANE8y3+Qtb/H6w/+REnPWiUUQGRiAfxOpcM=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "fireflyalgorithm"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An implementation of the stochastic nature-inspired algorithm for optimization";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/firefly-cpp/FireflyAlgorithm";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ firefly-cpp ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5ba002444a9a..35f5393e6261 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3251,6 +3251,8 @@ in {
 
   fire = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fire { };
 
+  fireflyalgorithm = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fireflyalgorithm { };
+
   firetv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/firetv { };
 
   first = callPackage ../development/python-modules/first { };