diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchgod/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchgod/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5bb842586422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchgod/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "watchgod";
+  version = "0.7";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0aagm0n5fkpzdsfgl0r21gkz5qaicgq3f4rqz2fdvsgbn1i0s528";
+  };
+
+  # no tests in release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "watchgod" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Simple, modern file watching and code reload in python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchgod";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a733862f2427..075f69c7d0d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8592,6 +8592,8 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;
   };
 
+  watchgod = callPackage ../development/python-modules/watchgod { };
+
   waterfurnace = callPackage ../development/python-modules/waterfurnace { };
 
   WazeRouteCalculator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/WazeRouteCalculator { };