diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-remotedata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-remotedata/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bf3a7f6cac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-remotedata/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, six
+, pytest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pytest-remotedata";
+  version = "0.3.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "15b75a38431da96a4da5e48b20a18e4dcc40d191abc199b17cb969f818530481";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    six
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # these tests require a network connection
+    pytest --ignore tests/test_strict_check.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Pytest plugin for controlling remote data access";
+    homepage = https://astropy.org;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f735c998ba27..2cc7a3426bd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1921,6 +1921,8 @@ in {
 
   pytest-relaxed = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-relaxed { };
 
+  pytest-remotedata = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-remotedata { };
+
   pytest-sanic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-sanic { };
 
   pytest-flake8 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-flake8 { };