diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85609035f009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchPypi,
+  pythonOlder,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+  meson-python,
+  ninja,
+  meson,
+  poppler,
+  pkg-config,
+  pybind11,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-poppler";
+  version = "0.4.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "python_poppler";
+    hash = "sha256-5spcI+wCNQvyzvhaa/nxsmF5ZDbbR4F2+dJPsU7uzGo=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Prevent Meson from downloading pybind11, use system version instead
+    ./use_system_pybind11.patch
+  ];
+
+  build-system = [ meson-python ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ pybind11 ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ poppler ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportCheck = [ "poppler" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python binding to poppler-cpp";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/cbrunet/python-poppler";
+    changelog = "https://cbrunet.net/python-poppler/changelog.html";
+    # Contradictory license definition
+    # https://github.com/cbrunet/python-poppler/issues/90
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.onny ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/use_system_pybind11.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/use_system_pybind11.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a84d26e85a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-poppler/use_system_pybind11.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index c1ac57a..1d1ad1f 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ poppler_dep = dependency('poppler-cpp', version: '>=0.26.0')
+ python_mod = import('python')
+ python3 = python_mod.find_installation('python3', pure: false)
+ 
+-pybind11_proj = subproject('pybind11')
+-pybind11_dep = pybind11_proj.get_variable('pybind11_dep')
++pybind11_dep = dependency('pybind11')
+ 
+ subdir('src')
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f201fad95c5f..855c2187c55c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10474,6 +10474,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   python-owasp-zap-v2-4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-owasp-zap-v2-4 { };
 
+  python-poppler = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-poppler { };
+
   python-pptx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-pptx { };
 
   python-songpal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-songpal { };