diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyro5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyro5/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36559a032390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyro5/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, lib
+, serpent
+, pythonOlder
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "Pyro5";
+  version = "5.7";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "08n9jqm81pjw9hvzk6kgxwqvh29q3glgccf77kxih5nn77pwdnni";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ serpent ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  # ignore network related tests, which fail in sandbox
+  disabledTests = [ "StartNSfunc" "Broadcast" "GetIP" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Distributed object middleware for Python (RPC)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/irmen/Pyro5";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d7ef1072ec5a..20c5f00689da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5444,6 +5444,8 @@ in {
 
   Pyro4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyro4 { };
 
+  Pyro5 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyro5 { };
+
   rope = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rope { };
 
   ropper = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ropper { };