diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-igraph/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-igraph/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a24f3a9fedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-igraph/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, lib,
+  pkgconfig, igraph }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-igraph";
+  version = "0.7.1.post6";
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig igraph ];
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0xp61zz710qlzhmzbfr65d5flvsi8zf2xy78s6rsszh719wl5sm5";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "High performance graph data structures and algorithms";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.MostAwesomeDude ];
+  };
+}
+
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 81d27ad7152..b3c558cff59 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ in {
 
   python-hosts = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-hosts { };
 
+  python-igraph = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-igraph {
+    pkgconfig = pkgs.pkgconfig;
+    igraph = pkgs.igraph;
+  };
+
   python3-openid = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python3-openid { };
 
   python-periphery = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-periphery { };