diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..492c4da6fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub
+, enum-compat
+, xorgserver, pytest, i3, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "i3ipc";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner  = "acrisci";
+    repo   = "i3ipc-python";
+    rev    = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "15drq16ncmjrgsri6gjzp0qm8abycm92nicm78q3k7vy7rqpvfnh";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ enum-compat ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ xorgserver pytest i3 ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''${python.interpreter} run-tests.py'';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "An improved Python library to control i3wm";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-python;
+    license     = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ vanzef ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 515759d3e47..f4660ec89f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ in {
 
   habanero = callPackage ../development/python-modules/habanero { };
 
+  i3ipc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/i3ipc { };
+
   intelhex = callPackage ../development/python-modules/intelhex { };
 
   lmtpd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lmtpd { };