diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-qt/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ce0241f415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-qt/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools_scm
+, pytest
+, pyqt5
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pytest-qt";
+  version = "3.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "f6ecf4b38088ae1092cbd5beeaf714516d1f81f8938626a2eac546206cdfe7fa";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools_scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pyqt5
+  ];
+
+  # tests require X server
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "pytest support for PyQt and PySide applications";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-qt";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 557a30df63d..1b7bd53802b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@ in {
 
   pytest-pylint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-pylint { };
 
+  pytest-qt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-qt { };
+
   pytest-testmon = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-testmon { };
 
   pytest-tornado = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-tornado { };