diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-mpv-jsonipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-mpv-jsonipc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18e73f56686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-mpv-jsonipc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, requests
+, tqdm, websocket_client, pythonOlder }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-mpv-jsonipc";
+  version = "1.1.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "iwalton3";
+    repo = "python-mpv-jsonipc";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "08bs6qrcf5fi72jijmr2w7zs6aa5976dwv04f11ajwhj6i8kfq35";
+  };
+
+  # 'mpv-jsonipc' does not have any tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests tqdm websocket_client ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "python_mpv_jsonipc" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/iwalton3/python-mpv-jsonipc";
+    description = "Python API to MPV using JSON IPC";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ colemickens ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ebe69a1b14c..60f8f69a73e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ in {
     mpi = pkgs.openmpi;
   };
 
+  python-mpv-jsonipc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-mpv-jsonipc { };
+
   msal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/msal { };
 
   msal-extensions = callPackage ../development/python-modules/msal-extensions { };