diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-thebe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-thebe/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c98e2fea6883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx-thebe/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchPypi
+, sphinx
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "sphinx-thebe";
+  version = "0.1.2";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "756f1dd6643f5abb491f8a27b22825b04f47e05c5d214bbb2e6b5d42b621b85e";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ sphinx ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "sphinx_thebe" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Integrate interactive code blocks into your documentation with Thebe and Binder";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-thebe";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ marsam ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 21e85d81153e..98452bf647cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9992,6 +9992,8 @@ in {
 
   sphinx-pytest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-pytest { };
 
+  sphinx-thebe = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-thebe { };
+
   sphinx-togglebutton = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinx-togglebutton { };
 
   sphinxcontrib-actdiag = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sphinxcontrib-actdiag { };