diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycmarkgfm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycmarkgfm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1d92a63d401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycmarkgfm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27, cffi, pytest }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pycmarkgfm";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0wkbbma214f927ikn3cijxsrzkmm5cqz1x4fimrwx9s2wfphj250";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
+
+  # I would gladly use pytestCheckHook, but pycmarkgfm relies on a native
+  # extension (cmark.so, built through setup.py), and pytestCheckHook runs
+  # pytest in an environment that does not contain this extension, which fails.
+  # cmarkgfm has virtually the same build setup as this package, and uses the
+  # same trick: pkgs/development/python-modules/cmarkgfm/default.nix
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/zopieux/pycmarkgfm";
+    description = "Bindings to GitHub's Flavored Markdown (cmark-gfm), with enhanced support for task lists";
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ zopieux ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index bcbc6a9ba987..f99578dc0ae4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4864,6 +4864,8 @@ in {
 
   pycm = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pycm { };
 
+  pycmarkgfm = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pycmarkgfm { };
+
   pycodestyle = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pycodestyle { };
 
   pycognito = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pycognito { };