diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-json-widget/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-json-widget/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c42f778d61a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-json-widget/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  django,
+  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
+  python,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-django,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "django-json-widget";
+  version = "2.0.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jmrivas86";
+    repo = "django-json-widget";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-GY6rYY//n8kkWCJZk6OY+EOBv62ocNovNmE/ai8VCn4=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ django ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytest-django
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=tests.settings
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportCheck = [ "django_json_widget" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Alternative widget that makes it easy to edit the jsonfield field of django";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jmrivas86/django-json-widget";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/jmrivas86/django-json-widget/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
+    # Contradictory license specifications
+    # https://github.com/jmrivas86/django-json-widget/issues/93
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.onny ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 051fead9ec4d6..a8285f204c66c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3424,6 +3424,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   django-jquery-js = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-jquery-js { };
 
+  django-json-widget = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-json-widget { };
+
   django-js-asset = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-js-asset { };
 
   django-js-reverse = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-js-reverse { };