diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dufte/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dufte/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fe202592359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dufte/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
+, pythonOlder
+, importlib-metadata
+, matplotlib
+, numpy
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dufte";
+  version = "0.2.9";
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0nkaczipbsm8c14j9svxry2wigmn5iharibb6b8g062sjaph8x17";
+  };
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    matplotlib
+    numpy
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [
+    importlib-metadata
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.matplotlib
+    echo "backend: ps" > $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
+  '';
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dufte" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Clean matplotlib plots";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nschloe/dufte";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ris ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c334f9ab1a3b..59b7c2be0935 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1815,6 +1815,8 @@ in {
 
   duecredit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/duecredit { };
 
+  dufte = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dufte { };
+
   dugong = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dugong { };
 
   dulwich = if isPy3k then