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diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
index d0c33e905da..5259706ccc6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@
 run simple @code{argparse} parsers from function signatures.")
     (license license:lgpl3+)))
 
+(define-public python-backports-tarfile
+  (package
+    (name "python-backports-tarfile")
+    (version "1.2.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "backports_tarfile" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "14d9xibla5aahjqf9y0nmpk5vs4qds5rfy628j0invkld3104pnp"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     (list #:tests? #f)) ;XXX: Cycles with python-jaraco-context
+    (native-inputs
+     (list python-setuptools-bootstrap
+           python-setuptools-scm-bootstrap))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/jaraco/backports.tarfile")
+    (synopsis "Backport of CPython tarfile module")
+    (description "This package provides a backport of CPython tarfile module.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
 (define-public python-colorama
   (package
    (name "python-colorama")