diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-favicon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-favicon/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c006ec3ca9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-favicon/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  sphinx,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  beautifulsoup4,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "sphinx-favicon";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "tcmetzger";
+    repo = "sphinx-favicon";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Arcjj+6WWuSfufh8oqrDyAtjp07j1JEuw2YlmFcfL3U=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    sphinx
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    beautifulsoup4
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # requires network to download favicons
+    "test_list_of_three_icons_automated_values"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "sphinx_favicon" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Sphinx extension to add custom favicons";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/tcmetzger/sphinx-favicon";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/tcmetzger/sphinx-favicon/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.newam ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index abac140b6209..b424a2fe05b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15179,6 +15179,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   sphinx-external-toc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-external-toc { };
 
+  sphinx-favicon = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-favicon { };
+
   sphinx-fortran = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-fortran { };
 
   sphinx-hoverxref = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-hoverxref { };