diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
index ce83102acd84a..833ff45c746ec 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
@@ -369,8 +369,11 @@ In nixpkgs this is used to package Python packages with split binary/source dist
 ```nix
 mkPythonMetaPackage {
   pname = "pscycopg2-binary";
-  inherit (psycopg2) optional-dependencies version meta;
+  inherit (psycopg2) optional-dependencies version;
   dependencies = [ psycopg2 ];
+  meta = {
+    inherit (psycopg2.meta) description homepage;
+  };
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf6afbfa845ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  mkPythonMetaPackage,
+  psycopg2,
+}:
+mkPythonMetaPackage {
+  pname = "pscycopg2-binary";
+  inherit (psycopg2) version;
+  dependencies = [ psycopg2 ];
+  optional-dependencies = psycopg2.optional-dependencies or { };
+  meta = {
+    inherit (psycopg2.meta) description homepage;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5ca278ddb429a..5292ba1d907ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10952,6 +10952,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   psycopg2cffi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/psycopg2cffi { };
 
+  psycopg2-binary = callPackage ../development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary { };
+
   psygnal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/psygnal { };
 
   ptable = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ptable { };