diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyalsa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyalsa/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1de5531195cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyalsa/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  alsa-lib,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+let
+  version = "1.2.12";
+in
+buildPythonPackage {
+  pname = "pyalsa";
+  inherit version;
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "alsa-project";
+    repo = "alsa-python";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-a0hqYg4VE6L6PBPZW5aGPa5L16uI9eHGvoyZPMkqsMU=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ alsa-lib ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyalsa" ];
+
+  # Checks require a working ALSA environment
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python bindings for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)";
+    homepage = "http://www.alsa-project.org";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl2Plus ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pluiedev ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e43dff23c8cf1..0ce918951c5b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10427,6 +10427,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pyaehw4a1 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyaehw4a1 { };
 
+  pyalsa = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyalsa { };
+
   pyalsaaudio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyalsaaudio { };
 
   pyatag = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyatag { };