diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linuxfd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linuxfd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16a397136726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linuxfd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "linuxfd";
+  version = "1.4.4";
+
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "b8bf6847b5c8e50e0842024d2911bfc1048db9abf37582a310cd57070971d692";
+  };
+
+  # no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings for the Linux eventfd/signalfd/timerfd/inotify syscalls";
+    homepage = https://github.com/FrankAbelbeck/linuxfd;
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl3 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 53f3cd82c3d6..2f8f488af7eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4529,6 +4529,8 @@ in {
 
   libtmux = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libtmux { };
 
+  linuxfd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/linuxfd { };
+
   locket = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "locket-${version}";
     version = "0.2.0";