diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index dd2c31ea8df..dc1814431ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -17704,6 +17704,29 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  patch = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "${pname}-${version}";
+    version = "1.16";
+    pname = "patch";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchzip {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/p/${pname}/${name}.zip";
+      sha256 = "1nj55hvyvzax4lxq7vkyfbw91pianzr3hp7ka7j12pgjxccac50g";
+      stripRoot = false;
+    };
+
+    # No tests included in archive
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "A library to parse and apply unified diffs";
+      homepage = https://github.com/techtonik/python-patch/;
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      platforms = platforms.all;
+      maintainers = [ maintainers.igsha ];
+    };
+  };
+
   pathos = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pathos-${version}";
     version = "0.2.0";