diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
index dd893ba9a976..ef0ee16e4ed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 , gzip
 , vtk_9
 , autoPatchelfHook
-, libX11
-, libGL
 , Cocoa
 , OpenGL
+, python3Packages
 , withManual ? !stdenv.isDarwin
+, withPythonBinding ? false
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -37,7 +37,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoPatchelfHook
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ vtk_9 ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa OpenGL ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    vtk_9
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    Cocoa
+    OpenGL
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withPythonBinding [
+    python3Packages.python
+    # Using C++ header files, not Python import
+    python3Packages.pybind11
+  ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     # conflict between VTK and Nixpkgs;
@@ -47,6 +56,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin"
   ] ++ lib.optionals withManual [
     "-DF3D_LINUX_GENERATE_MAN=ON"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withPythonBinding [
+    "-DF3D_BINDINGS_PYTHON=ON"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 483cb05e6996..b7f038b4217a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4052,6 +4052,11 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   ezyrb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ezyrb { };
 
+  f3d = toPythonModule (pkgs.f3d.override {
+    withPythonBinding = true;
+    python3Packages = self;
+  });
+
   f5-icontrol-rest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/f5-icontrol-rest { };
 
   f5-sdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/f5-sdk { };