diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zerorpc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zerorpc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ad01586189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zerorpc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, future, gevent, msgpack-python, pyzmq }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "zerorpc";
+  version = "0.6.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "14d0nmprs0nm17d8kg2f7qalsi8x7c4damsccqgncylj7mpnk9hh";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ future gevent msgpack-python pyzmq ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # pypi version doesn't include tests
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "An easy to use, intuitive, and cross-language RPC";
+    homepage = "https://www.zerorpc.io";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ xeji ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b3e75d8e40e..db13fbf1eee 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4433,6 +4433,8 @@ in {
 
   zc_lockfile = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zc_lockfile { };
 
+  zerorpc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zerorpc { };
+
   zipstream = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zipstream { };
 
   zodb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zodb {};