diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jpylyzer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jpylyzer/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d6398a768a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jpylyzer/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildPythonPackage
+, six
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jpylyzer";
+  version = "1.18.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "openpreserve";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0vhrq15l6jd5fm6vj7mczjzjpl2ph1dk8jp89dw4vlccky8660ll";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
+  # there don't appear to be any in-tree tests as such, but the builder's automatic
+  # runner seems to be upset by the project layout
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "JP2 (JPEG 2000 Part 1) image validator and properties extractor";
+    homepage = "https://jpylyzer.openpreservation.org/";
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ris ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4c4f43d70900..8efb148aa632 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3944,6 +3944,8 @@ in
 
   jpegrescan = callPackage ../applications/graphics/jpegrescan { };
 
+  jpylyzer = with pythonPackages; toPythonApplication jpylyzer;
+
   jq = callPackage ../development/tools/jq { };
 
   jo = callPackage ../development/tools/jo { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 43d76a7fa4ef..109dd8f5b83b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2363,6 +2363,8 @@ in {
 
   JPype1 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/JPype1 {};
 
+  jpylyzer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jpylyzer {};
+
   josepy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/josepy {};
 
   jsbeautifier = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jsbeautifier {};