diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hachoir/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hachoir/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c46b14a2744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hachoir/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, urwid
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "hachoir";
+  version = "3.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vstinner";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "06544qmmimvaznwcjs8wwfih1frdd7anwcw5z07cf69l8p146p0y";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    urwid
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "hachoir" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python library to view and edit a binary stream";
+    homepage = "https://hachoir.readthedocs.io/";
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Only ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 00f21302c235..1ad15c084ab2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23496,6 +23496,8 @@ in
 
   gxplugins-lv2 = callPackage ../applications/audio/gxplugins-lv2 { };
 
+  hachoir = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication hachoir;
+
   hackrf = callPackage ../applications/radio/hackrf { };
 
   hacksaw = callPackage ../tools/misc/hacksaw {};
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 01219719acc6..59e57c5298c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3069,6 +3069,8 @@ in {
 
   habanero = callPackage ../development/python-modules/habanero { };
 
+  hachoir = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hachoir { };
+
   ha-ffmpeg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ha-ffmpeg { };
 
   halo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/halo { };