diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/snapcast/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snapcast/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb1375417911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snapcast/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k, pytest
+, construct }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "snapcast";
+  version = "2.0.9";
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0hlfcg0qdfavjzhxz4v2spjkj6440a1254wrncfkfkyff6rv9x3s";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ construct ];
+
+  # no checks from Pypi - https://github.com/happyleavesaoc/python-snapcast/issues/23
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Control Snapcast, a multi-room synchronous audio solution";
+    homepage = https://github.com/happyleavesaoc/python-snapcast/;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 83f6aeda7f85..9f307955d3fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ in {
 
   slicerator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/slicerator { };
 
+  snapcast = callPackage ../development/python-modules/snapcast { };
+
   spglib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/spglib { };
 
   statistics = callPackage ../development/python-modules/statistics { };