diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/param/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/param/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69a2e61e2690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/param/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, flake8
+, nose
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "param";
+  version = "1.8.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "49927979d4f6c994bcd8f6f7f2b34e3a0a7f0d62404dca6bcae5acde0192bb01";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ flake8 nose ];
+
+  # tests not included with pypi release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Declarative Python programming using Parameters";
+    homepage = https://github.com/pyviz/param;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5a7a8dc797e0..0cf538383eb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3474,6 +3474,8 @@ in {
 
   parsedatetime = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parsedatetime { };
 
+  param = callPackage ../development/python-modules/param { };
+
   paramiko = callPackage ../development/python-modules/paramiko { };
 
   parameterized = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parameterized { };