diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/merkletools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/merkletools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92acdaf58ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/merkletools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pysha3 }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "merkletools";
+  version = "1.0.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0pdik5sil0xcrwdcgdfy86c5qcfrz24r0gfc8m8bxa0i7h7x2v9l";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pysha3 ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python tools for creating Merkle trees, generating Merkle proofs, and verification of Merkle proofs";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Tierion/pymerkletools";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chiiruno ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index aa4d6521c00..df7e1cc4024 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3875,6 +3875,8 @@ in {
 
   pymysqlsa = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymysqlsa { };
 
+  merkletools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/merkletools { };
+
   monosat = disabledIf (!isPy3k) (pkgs.monosat.python { inherit buildPythonPackage; inherit (self) cython; });
 
   monotonic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/monotonic { };