diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8040b80f88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
+, libGL
+, libX11
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "moderngl";
+  version = "5.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0x8xblc3zybp7jw9cscpm4r5pmmilj9l4yi1rkxyf0y80kchlxq4";
+  };
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  buildInputs = [ libGL libX11 ];
+
+  # Tests need a display to run.
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/cprogrammer1994/ModernGL;
+    description = "High performance rendering for Python 3";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux; # should be mesaPlatforms, darwin build breaks.
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ c0deaddict ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ab6757cdae2..33b9645a8a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3123,6 +3123,8 @@ in {
 
   mockito = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mockito { };
 
+  moderngl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/moderngl { };
+
   modestmaps = callPackage ../development/python-modules/modestmaps { };
 
   # Needed here because moinmoin is loaded as a Python library.