diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fsspec-xrootd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fsspec-xrootd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f601c9b86ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fsspec-xrootd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+, fsspec
+, xrootd
+, pkgs
+, pytestCheckHook
+, stdenv
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fsspec-xrootd";
+  version = "0.2.4";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "CoffeaTeam";
+    repo = "fsspec-xrootd";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-8TT+49SF/3i2OMIDcDD0AXEn0J9UkNX2q/SBkfoMXso=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    fsspec
+    xrootd
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "fsspec_xrootd"
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pkgs.xrootd
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Fails (on aarch64-linux) as it runs sleep, touch, stat and makes assumptions about the
+    # scheduler and the filesystem.
+    "test_touch_modified"
+  ];
+
+  # Timeout related tests hang indifinetely
+  disabledTestPaths = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    "tests/test_basicio.py"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An XRootD implementation for fsspec";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/CoffeaTeam/fsspec-xrootd";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/CoffeaTeam/fsspec-xrootd/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index eff5f3514d69..672a96ddbe43 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4394,6 +4394,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   fschat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fschat { };
 
+  fsspec-xrootd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fsspec-xrootd { };
+
   fsspec = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fsspec { };
 
   fst-pso = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fst-pso { };