diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipympl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipympl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef023727d70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipympl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, ipywidgets, matplotlib }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "ipympl";
+  version = "0.3.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0m5sh2ha9hlgigc5xxsy7nd0gdadx797h1i66i9z616p0r43gx7d";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ipywidgets matplotlib ];
+
+  # There are no unit tests in repository
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "ipympl" "ipympl.backend_nbagg" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Matplotlib Jupyter Extension";
+    homepage = https://github.com/matplotlib/jupyter-matplotlib;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jluttine ];
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f2ce0218200f..7197787aafc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ in {
 
   inquirer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/inquirer { };
 
+  ipympl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ipympl { };
+
   itanium_demangler = callPackage ../development/python-modules/itanium_demangler { };
 
   janus = callPackage ../development/python-modules/janus { };