diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7df2b47497f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchPypi, psutil, matplotlib, pytest }:
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "psrecord";
+  version = "1.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "151rynca97v5wq1drl2yfrqmqil1km72cizn3159c2ip14626mp6";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    psutil matplotlib
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    pytest psrecord
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Record the CPU and memory activity of a process";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/astrofrog/psrecord";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ johnazoidberg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cc858b9091c..71773a7ae60 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1786,6 +1786,8 @@ in
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
   };
 
+  psrecord = python3Packages.callPackage ../tools/misc/psrecord {};
+
   scour = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication scour;
 
   s2png = callPackage ../tools/graphics/s2png { };