diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter_server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter_server/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9f98781b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter_server/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pytest-tornasync
+, jinja2
+, tornado
+, pyzmq
+, ipython_genutils
+, traitlets
+, jupyter_core
+, jupyter_client
+, nbformat
+, nbconvert
+, send2trash
+, terminado
+, prometheus_client
+, anyio
+, requests
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jupyter_server";
+  version = "1.4.1";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-sBJvI39nlTPuxGJEz8ZtYeOh+OwPrS1HNS+hnT51Tkc=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "anyio>=2.0.2" "anyio"
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    jinja2
+    tornado
+    pyzmq
+    ipython_genutils
+    traitlets
+    jupyter_core
+    jupyter_client
+    nbformat
+    nbconvert
+    send2trash
+    terminado
+    prometheus_client
+    anyio
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-tornasync
+    requests
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "jupyter_server/tests/" ];
+
+  # disabled failing tests
+  disabledTests = [ "test_server_extension_list" "test_list_formats" "test_base_url" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "The backend—i.e. core services, APIs, and REST endpoints—to Jupyter web applications.";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server";
+    license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.elohmeier ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 56f5e5d0a2c..6650e4dbb69 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3544,6 +3544,8 @@ in {
 
   jupyter_core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter_core { };
 
+  jupyter_server = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter_server { };
+
   jupyterhub = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyterhub { };
 
   jupyterhub-ldapauthenticator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyterhub-ldapauthenticator { };