diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..450eb8ebd4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+  # nativeCheckInputs
+  pytestCheckHook,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyunormalize";
+  version = "16.0.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  # No tags on GitHub
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-Lh37tKEYFUrib3BxBCalKjZLkmyRkfdkYB9ajLEnYfc=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  # The pypi archive does not contain the tests.
+  # NOTE: one should review this for each future update.
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyunormalize" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Unicode normalization forms (NFC, NFKC, NFD, NFKD) independent of the Python core Unicode database";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mlodewijck/pyunormalize";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hellwolf ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 57e70a20c110..59f2aaca1845 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10843,6 +10843,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pyunpack = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyunpack { };
 
+  pyunormalize = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyunormalize { };
+
   pyutil = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyutil { };
 
   pyzbar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyzbar { };