diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
index eb45205ff731..0f708f888292 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/pytest-check-hook.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 echo "Sourcing pytest-check-hook"
 
 declare -ar disabledTests
-declare -ar disabledTestPaths
+declare -a disabledTestPaths
 
 function _concatSep {
     local result
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ function pytestCheckPhase() {
         disabledTestsString=$(_pytestComputeDisabledTestsString "${disabledTests[@]}")
       args+=" -k \""$disabledTestsString"\""
     fi
+
+    if [ -n "${disabledTestPaths-}" ]; then
+        eval "disabledTestPaths=($disabledTestPaths)"
+    fi
+
     for path in ${disabledTestPaths[@]}; do
       if [ ! -e "$path" ]; then
         echo "Disabled tests path \"$path\" does not exist. Aborting"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
index e9c769821d6f..4917b167046e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
 
 , doCheck ? config.doCheckByDefault or false
 
+, disabledTestPaths ? []
+
 , ... } @ attrs:
 
 
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ let
 
   self = toPythonModule (stdenv.mkDerivation ((builtins.removeAttrs attrs [
     "disabled" "checkPhase" "checkInputs" "doCheck" "doInstallCheck" "dontWrapPythonPrograms" "catchConflicts" "format"
+    "disabledTestPaths"
   ]) // {
 
     name = namePrefix + name_;
@@ -178,6 +181,8 @@ let
     # If given use the specified checkPhase, otherwise use the setup hook.
     # Longer-term we should get rid of `checkPhase` and use `installCheckPhase`.
     installCheckPhase = attrs.checkPhase;
+  } //  lib.optionalAttrs (disabledTestPaths != []) {
+      disabledTestPaths = lib.escapeShellArgs disabledTestPaths;
   }));
 
   passthru.updateScript = let