diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/readchar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/readchar/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ed4539dca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/readchar/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, flake8, pytest, pytestcov, pexpect }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "readchar";
+  version = "2.0.0";
+
+  # Don't use wheels on PyPI
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "magmax";
+    repo = "python-${pname}";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0j1vj4f2j8x5f40rs6h8qplklcxcdbvkkvjpkpmr1xagw05i12bm";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ flake8 ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytestcov pexpect ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/magmax/python-readchar";
+    description = "Python library to read characters and key strokes";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.mmahut ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 828cf517d5c..8c2a45c9148 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4254,6 +4254,8 @@ in {
 
   readme_renderer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/readme_renderer { };
 
+  readchar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/readchar { };
+
   rivet = disabledIf isPy3k (toPythonModule (pkgs.rivet.override {
     python2 = python;
   }));