diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonstreams/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonstreams/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9042498664a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonstreams/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pytestCheckHook, six, }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jsonstreams";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "dcbaker";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0c85fdqkj5k4b0v0ngx2d9qbmzdsvglh4j9k9h7508bvn7l8fa4b";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests --doctest-modules jsonstreams" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A JSON streaming writer";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/dcbaker/jsonstreams";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chkno ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a9193c3285f1..93f09234a459 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3199,6 +3199,8 @@ in {
 
   jsonschema = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jsonschema { };
 
+  jsonstreams = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jsonstreams { };
+
   jsonwatch = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jsonwatch { };
 
   jug = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jug { };