diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/compiledb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/compiledb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2741c615b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/compiledb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytest
+, bashlex
+, click
+, shutilwhich
+, gcc
+, coreutils
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "compiledb";
+  version = "0.10.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nickdiego";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0qricdgqzry7j3rmgwyd43av3c2kxpzkh6f9zcqbzrjkn78qbpd4";
+  };
+
+  # fix the tests
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace tests/data/multiple_commands_oneline.txt \
+                      --replace /bin/echo ${coreutils}/bin/echo
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest gcc coreutils ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ click bashlex shutilwhich ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Tool for generating Clang's JSON Compilation Database files";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    homepage = https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledb;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ multun ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 45623361fcb4..fa26248c68fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ in {
 
   cocotb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cocotb { };
 
+  compiledb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/compiledb { };
+
   connexion = callPackage ../development/python-modules/connexion { };
 
   cozy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cozy { };