diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a317f35d2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/jelly/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = "jelly";
+  version = "0.1.31";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "DennisMitchell";
+    repo = "jellylanguage";
+    rev = "70c9fd93ab009c05dc396f8cc091f72b212fb188";
+    sha256 = "1rpclqagvigp5qhvgnjavvy463f1drshnc1mfxm6z7ygzs0l0yz6";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.sympy ];
+
+  # checks are disabled because jelly has no tests, and the default is to run
+  # the output binary with no arguments, which exits with status 1 and causes
+  # the build to fail
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A recreational programming language inspired by J";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage;
+    license     = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.tckmn ];
+    platforms   = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f01b63d40a6..178ee548545 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9358,6 +9358,8 @@ in
 
   janet = callPackage ../development/interpreters/janet {};
 
+  jelly = callPackage ../development/interpreters/jelly {};
+
   jimtcl = callPackage ../development/interpreters/jimtcl {};
 
   jmeter = callPackage ../applications/networking/jmeter {};