diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-optimize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-optimize/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f82dc947b066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-optimize/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, numpy
+, scipy
+, scikitlearn
+, pyaml
+, pytest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "scikit-optimize";
+  version = "0.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "scikit-optimize";
+    repo = "scikit-optimize";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1srbb20k8ddhpcfxwdflapfh6xfyrd3dnclcg3bsfq1byrcmv0d4";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    numpy
+    scipy
+    scikitlearn
+    pyaml
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  # remove --ignore at next release > 0.6
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest skopt --ignore skopt/tests/test_searchcv.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Sequential model-based optimization toolbox";
+    homepage = https://scikit-optimize.github.io/;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 00e72246f098..19cf7b7c2117 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4423,6 +4423,8 @@ in {
 
   scikit-build = callPackage ../development/python-modules/scikit-build { };
 
+  scikit-optimize = callPackage ../development/python-modules/scikit-optimize { };
+
   scp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/scp {};
 
   seaborn = callPackage ../development/python-modules/seaborn { };