diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ponywhoosh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ponywhoosh/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..589be17b016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ponywhoosh/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pony, whoosh }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "ponywhoosh";
+  version = "1.7.8";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1mggj9d265hra4z67qyla686qvl0cf79655cszi136gh9hqlibv9";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pony
+    whoosh
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://pythonhosted.org/ponywhoosh/";
+    description = "Make your database over PonyORM searchable";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ alexarice ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c7c14cc95cf..9c0a43d07f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5055,6 +5055,8 @@ in {
 
   polib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/polib {};
 
+  ponywhoosh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ponywhoosh { };
+
   posix_ipc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/posix_ipc { };
 
   portend = callPackage ../development/python-modules/portend { };