diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-i18n/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-i18n/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cdb6767c7a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-i18n/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, oslotest
+, pbr
+, testscenarios
+, stestr
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "oslo-i18n";
+  version = "5.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "oslo.i18n";
+    inherit version;
+    sha256 = "6bf111a6357d5449640852de4640eae4159b5562bbba4c90febb0034abc095d0";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # only a small portion of the listed packages are actually needed for running the tests
+    # so instead of removing them one by one remove everything
+    rm test-requirements.txt
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pbr ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    oslotest
+    stestr
+    testscenarios
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    stestr run
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "oslo_i18n" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Oslo i18n library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/openstack/oslo.i18n";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = teams.openstack.members;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 065d86d048ee..e8e598f8c643 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5162,6 +5162,8 @@ in {
 
   oslo-db = callPackage ../development/python-modules/oslo-db { };
 
+  oslo-i18n = callPackage ../development/python-modules/oslo-i18n { };
+
   osqp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/osqp { };
 
   outcome = callPackage ../development/python-modules/outcome { };