diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b61c3d92bc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, python
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest
+, cython
+, numpy
+, scipy
+, matplotlib
+, networkx
+, nibabel
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "nitime";
+  version = "0.8.1";
+  disabled = python.pythonVersion != "3.7";  # gcc error when running Cython with Python 3.8
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0hb3x5196z2zaawb8s7lhja0vd3n983ncaynqfl9qg315x9ax7i6";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  buildInputs = [ cython ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy matplotlib networkx nibabel ];
+
+  checkPhase = "pytest nitime/tests";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://nipy.org/nitime;
+    description = "Algorithms and containers for time-series analysis in time and spectral domains";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bcdarwin ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2f3796b2f209..677973d1a618 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4464,6 +4464,8 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs) which;
   };
 
+  nitime = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nitime { };
+
   nixpkgs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nixpkgs { };
 
   nixpkgs-pytools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nixpkgs-pytools { };