diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/skorch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/skorch/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e3fcc12f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/skorch/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pytest
+, pytestcov
+, flaky
+, numpy
+, pandas
+, pytorch
+, scikitlearn
+, scipy
+, tabulate
+, tqdm
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "skorch";
+  version = "0.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1l576dws9drjakfsn0pfpbr48b21vpxv3vd3dz8lkbn8q71zs22r";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy pytorch scikitlearn scipy tabulate tqdm ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytestcov flaky pandas pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  # on CPU, these expect artifacts from previous GPU run
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_load_cuda_params_to_cpu"
+    "test_pickle_load"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Scikit-learn compatible neural net library using Pytorch";
+    homepage = "https://skorch.readthedocs.io";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/skorch-dev/skorch/blob/master/CHANGES.md";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bcdarwin ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c356700167e..881365306fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1505,6 +1505,8 @@ in {
 
   sklearn-deap = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sklearn-deap { };
 
+  skorch = callPackage ../development/python-modules/skorch { };
+
   slackclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/slackclient { };
 
   slicedimage = callPackage ../development/python-modules/slicedimage { };