diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-filer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-filer/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..61cb5533da5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-filer/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  django,
+  pythonOlder,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  django-polymorphic,
+  setuptools,
+  python,
+  easy-thumbnails,
+  pillow-heif,
+  django-app-helper,
+  distutils,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "django-filer";
+  version = "3.2.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "django-cms";
+    repo = "django-filer";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-PoUBnfNymighCsGoJE+iu31lxA9wqVXimFPCytQtPLg=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    django
+    django-polymorphic
+    easy-thumbnails
+  ];
+
+  optional-dependencies = {
+    heif = [ pillow-heif ];
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    distutils
+    django-app-helper
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} tests/settings.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A file management application for Django";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/django-cms/django-filer";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/django-cms/django-filer/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
+    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 40bc928f4361c..1e71879440b02 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3394,6 +3394,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   django-extensions = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-extensions { };
 
+  django-filer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-filer { };
+
   django-filter = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-filter { };
 
   django-formtools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-formtools { };