diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-c-kernel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-c-kernel/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cc232bd706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-c-kernel/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, ipykernel
+, gcc
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jupyter-c-kernel";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "jupyter_c_kernel";
+    inherit version;
+    sha256 = "e4b34235b42761cfc3ff08386675b2362e5a97fb926c135eee782661db08a140";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace jupyter_c_kernel/kernel.py \
+      --replace "'gcc'" "'${gcc}/bin/gcc'"
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ipykernel ];
+
+  # no tests in repository
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Minimalistic C kernel for Jupyter";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/brendanrius/jupyter-c-kernel/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6229154b325..d59ef53af27 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3299,6 +3299,8 @@ in {
 
   jupyter = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter { };
 
+  jupyter-c-kernel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter-c-kernel { };
+
   jupyter_console = if pythonOlder "3.5" then
        callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter_console/5.nix { }
      else