diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yara-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yara-python/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..569bf0ef80df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yara-python/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, yara
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "yara-python";
+  version = "4.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "VirusTotal";
+    repo = "yara-python";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1qd0aw5p48ay77hgj0hgzpvbmq1933mknk134aqdb32036rlc5sq";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    yara
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  setupPyBuildFlags = [
+    "--dynamic-linking"
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests.py" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "yara" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python interface for YARA";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-python";
+    license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 68832d87e9bf..ff7099344751 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9107,6 +9107,8 @@ in {
 
   Yapsy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/yapsy { };
 
+  yara-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/yara-python { };
+
   yarg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/yarg { };
 
   yarl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/yarl { };