diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dockerspawner/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dockerspawner/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6dba529ef99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dockerspawner/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, jupyterhub
+, escapism
+, docker
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dockerspawner";
+  version = "0.11.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "83fd8ee012bb32432cb57bd408ff65534749aed8696648e6ac029a87fc474928";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    jupyterhub
+    escapism
+    docker
+  ];
+
+  # tests require docker
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportCheck = [ "dockerspawner" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Dockerspawner: A custom spawner for Jupyterhub";
+    homepage = "https://jupyter.org";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5e021185e00..c25795399c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2870,6 +2870,8 @@ in {
 
   dockerpty = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dockerpty {};
 
+  dockerspawner = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dockerspawner {};
+
   docker_pycreds = callPackage ../development/python-modules/docker-pycreds {};
 
   docloud = callPackage ../development/python-modules/docloud { };