diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/py-spy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/py-spy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e1dcbfa6fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/py-spy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, pkgsBuildBuild, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, libunwind, python3 }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "py-spy";
+  version = "0.3.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "benfred";
+    repo = "py-spy";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1w9nwsmazafr78ghif6njdcqjisr0f1jb6cm1w4ngvigx5qlrbkv";
+  };
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-L${libunwind}/lib";
+
+  # error: linker `arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc` not found
+  preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+    export RUSTFLAGS="-Clinker=$CC"
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [ python3 ];
+
+  cargoSha256 = "0hrzmpwd2k4l8gjbry8ddrkv9q9qh8ag096md4q0fyn5bgnxhkah";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Sampling profiler for Python programs";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.lnl7 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0ddb64d0a486..2e9cfe3dfaa4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6756,6 +6756,8 @@ in
     pythonPackages = python27Packages;
   };
 
+  py-spy = callPackage ../development/tools/py-spy { };
+
   pytrainer = callPackage ../applications/misc/pytrainer { };
 
   pywal = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication pywal;