diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tg/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tg/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0918bfee91e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tg/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub, pythonOlder, python-telegram }:
+
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "tg";
+  version = "0.19.0";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "paul-nameless";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-apHd26XnOz5nak+Kz8PJPsonQfTWDyPz7Mi/tWf7zwM=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python-telegram ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # No tests
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Terminal client for telegram";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/paul-nameless/tg";
+    license = licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-telegram/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-telegram/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0809a739be4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-telegram/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchpatch
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
+, tdlib
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-telegram";
+  version = "0.15.0";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-Na2NIiVgYexKbEqjN58hfkgxwFdCTL7Z7D3WEhL4wXA=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Search for the system library first, and fallback to the embedded one if the system was not found
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/alexander-akhmetov/python-telegram/commit/b0af0985910ebb8940cff1b92961387aad683287.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-ZqsntaiC2y9l034gXDMeD2BLO/RcsbBII8FomZ65/24=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Remove bundled libtdjson
+    rm -fr telegram/lib
+
+    substituteInPlace telegram/tdjson.py \
+      --replace "ctypes.util.find_library(\"libtdjson\")" \
+                "\"${tdlib}/lib/libtdjson${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}\""
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "telegram.client"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python client for the Telegram's tdlib";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/alexander-akhmetov/python-telegram";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ac5181607169..3dcf805fd276 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -30795,6 +30795,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   telegram-cli = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-cli { };
 
+  tg = python3Packages.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tg { };
+
   telepathy-gabble = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/gabble { };
 
   telepathy-haze = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/telepathy/haze {};
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 53898c7420d6..39fb89dcefb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8860,6 +8860,8 @@ in {
 
   python-stdnum = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-stdnum { };
 
+  python-telegram = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-telegram { };
+
   python-telegram-bot = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-telegram-bot { };
 
   python-toolbox = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-toolbox { };