diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysqlclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysqlclient/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0be0f892d731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mysqlclient/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, libmysql }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "mysqlclient";
+  version = "1.3.12";
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libmysql
+  ];
+
+  # Tests need a MySQL database
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "2d9ec33de39f4d9c64ad7322ede0521d85829ce36a76f9dd3d6ab76a9c8648e5";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Python interface to MySQL";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/PyMySQL/mysqlclient-python";
+    license = licenses.gpl1;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ y0no ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 06adc7018f03..86b08455cd7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10123,6 +10123,8 @@ in {
 
   mygpoclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mygpoclient { };
 
+  mysqlclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mysqlclient { };
+
   mwclient = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.8.3";
     pname = "mwclient";