diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bd0326d4d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, autoreconfHook
+, pkg-config
+, libtasn1, openssl, fuse, glib, libseccomp
+, libtpms
+, unixtools, expect, socat
+, gnutls
+, perl
+, python3, python3Packages
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "swtpm";
+  version = "0.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "stefanberger";
+    repo = "swtpm";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-KY5V4z/8I15ePjorgZueNahlD/xvFa3tDarA0tuRxFk=";
+  };
+
+  pythonPath = with python3Packages; requiredPythonModules [
+    setuptools
+    cryptography
+  ];
+
+  patches = [
+    # upstream looks for /usr directory in $prefix to check
+    # whether or not to proceed with installation of python
+    # tools (swtpm_setup utility).
+    ./python-installation.patch
+  ];
+
+  prePatch = ''
+    patchShebangs src/swtpm_setup/setup.py
+    patchShebangs samples/setup.py
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config unixtools.netstat expect socat
+    perl # for pod2man
+    autoreconfHook
+    python3
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libtpms
+    openssl libtasn1 libseccomp
+    fuse glib
+    gnutls
+    python3.pkgs.wrapPython
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = pythonPath;
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-cuse"
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/share/swtpm "$out $pythonPath"
+  '';
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Libtpms-based TPM emulator";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.baloo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2689f051c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+commit 353794feb596d95e3f8893e39b174c5a89d1013e
+Author: Arthur Gautier <baloo@superbaloo.net>
+Date:   Wed Feb 17 02:27:40 2021 +0000
+
+    python-install
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Arthur Gautier <baloo@superbaloo.net>
+
+diff --git a/samples/Makefile.am b/samples/Makefile.am
+index 7d69bf8..1803bb9 100644
+--- a/samples/Makefile.am
++++ b/samples/Makefile.am
+@@ -39,19 +39,9 @@ python-uninstall:
+ 	$(PIP3) uninstall -y $(PY_PACKAGE_NAME)
+ 
+ if PYTHON_INSTALLATION
+-install-exec-local: $(PY_PACKAGE)
+-	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
+-		echo "Warning: Not installing python package to $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
+-	else \
+-		$(MAKE) python-install; \
+-	fi
++install-exec-local: python-install
+ 
+-uninstall-local:
+-	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
+-		echo "Cleanup for distcheck build not implemented" ; \
+-	else \
+-		$(MAKE) python-uninstall; \
+-	fi
++uninstall-local: python-uninstall
+ endif
+ 
+ 
+diff --git a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
+index 529eefe..533b1b3 100644
+--- a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
++++ b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
+@@ -29,19 +29,9 @@ python-uninstall:
+ 	$(PIP3) uninstall -y $(PY_PACKAGE_NAME)
+ 
+ if PYTHON_INSTALLATION
+-install-exec-local: $(PY_PACKAGE)
+-	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
+-		echo "Warning: Not installing python package to $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
+-	else \
+-		$(MAKE) python-install; \
+-	fi
++install-exec-local: python-install
+ 
+-uninstall-local:
+-	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
+-		echo "Cleanup for distcheck build not implemented" ; \
+-	else \
+-		$(MAKE) python-uninstall; \
+-	fi
++uninstall-local: python-uninstall
+ endif
+ 
+ # for out-of-tree builds we need to clean up
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 501e133984b8..cf5836fef407 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8221,6 +8221,8 @@ in
 
   swec = callPackage ../tools/networking/swec { };
 
+  swtpm = callPackage ../tools/security/swtpm { };
+
   svn2git = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-and-tools/svn2git {
     git = gitSVN;
   };