diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dissect-shellitem/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dissect-shellitem/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fd88649ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dissect-shellitem/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, dissect-cstruct
+, dissect-util
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dissect-shellitem";
+  version = "3.1";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "fox-it";
+    repo = "dissect.shellitem";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-HVnfHsD1V+4kWt9qOClsKuIZMpX4VKrr/5eD7KRq5ww=";
+  };
+
+  SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    dissect-cstruct
+    dissect-util
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "dissect.shellitem"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Dissect module implementing a parser for the Shellitem structures";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/fox-it/dissect.shellitem";
+    license = licenses.agpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2c34bf05254..38558231390 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2505,6 +2505,8 @@ in {
 
   dissect-regf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dissect-regf { };
 
+  dissect-shellitem = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dissect-shellitem { };
+
   dissect-util = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dissect-util { };
 
   dissect-vmfs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dissect-vmfs { };