diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/duct-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duct-py/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a79305e90b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duct-py/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "duct-py";
+  version = "0.6.4";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "oconnor663";
+    repo = "duct.py";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-4ja/SQ9R/SbKlf3NqKxLi+Fl/4JI0Fl/zG9EmTZjWZc=";
+  };
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "duct" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # This test completely empties the environment then tries to run a Python command.
+    # The test then fails because it can't find the `python` executable. It's unclear
+    # how this test even passes _outside_ of Nix.
+    "test_full_env"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Python library for running child processes";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/oconnor663/duct.py";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ zmitchell ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 53deb9b9b89c..ed372697c7c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3137,6 +3137,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   duckduckgo-search = callPackage ../development/python-modules/duckduckgo-search { };
 
+  duct-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/duct-py { };
+
   duecredit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/duecredit { };
 
   duet = callPackage ../development/python-modules/duet { };