diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/databricks-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/databricks-sdk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..93292f7eec1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/databricks-sdk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  setuptools,
+
+  # dependencies
+  google-auth,
+  requests,
+
+  # tests
+  pyfakefs,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-mock,
+  requests-mock,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "databricks-sdk";
+  version = "0.34.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "databricks";
+    repo = "databricks-sdk-py";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-pbOm1aTHtIAwk/TJ5CCT9/CqSTuHTWkRgJuflObkU54=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    google-auth
+    requests
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "databricks.sdk"
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pyfakefs
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-mock
+    requests-mock
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests =
+    [
+      # Require internet access
+      # ValueError: default auth: cannot configure default credentials, please chec...
+      "test_azure_cli_does_not_specify_tenant_id_with_msi"
+      "test_azure_cli_fallback"
+      "test_azure_cli_user_no_management_access"
+      "test_azure_cli_user_with_management_access"
+      "test_azure_cli_with_warning_on_stderr"
+      "test_azure_cli_workspace_header_present"
+      "test_config_azure_cli_host"
+      "test_config_azure_cli_host_and_resource_id"
+      "test_config_azure_cli_host_and_resource_i_d_configuration_precedence"
+      "test_load_azure_tenant_id_404"
+      "test_load_azure_tenant_id_happy_path"
+      "test_load_azure_tenant_id_no_location_header"
+      "test_load_azure_tenant_id_unparsable_location_header"
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64) [
+      # requests.exceptions.ChunkedEncodingError: ("Connection broken: ConnectionResetError(54, 'Connection reset by peer')", ConnectionResetError(54, 'Connection reset by peer'))
+      "test_github_oidc_flow_works_with_azure"
+    ];
+
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Databricks SDK for Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-py";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-py/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
index 7032d0e91d517..b04eddabc5ffd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 {
   lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  setuptools,
+
+  # dependencies
   alembic,
   buildPythonPackage,
   cachetools,
   click,
   cloudpickle,
-  databricks-cli,
+  databricks-sdk,
   docker,
-  entrypoints,
-  fetchPypi,
   flask,
   gitpython,
-  gorilla,
   graphene,
   gunicorn,
   importlib-metadata,
+  jinja2,
   markdown,
   matplotlib,
   numpy,
@@ -22,60 +26,77 @@
   opentelemetry-sdk,
   packaging,
   pandas,
-  prometheus-flask-exporter,
   protobuf,
-  python-dateutil,
-  pythonOlder,
   pyarrow,
-  pytz,
   pyyaml,
-  querystring-parser,
   requests,
-  setuptools,
   scikit-learn,
   scipy,
-  simplejson,
   sqlalchemy,
   sqlparse,
+
+  # tests
+  aiohttp,
+  azure-core,
+  azure-storage-blob,
+  azure-storage-file,
+  boto3,
+  botocore,
+  catboost,
+  datasets,
+  fastapi,
+  google-cloud-storage,
+  httpx,
+  jwt,
+  keras,
+  langchain,
+  librosa,
+  moto,
+  opentelemetry-exporter-otlp,
+  optuna,
+  pydantic,
+  pyspark,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytorch-lightning,
+  sentence-transformers,
+  starlette,
+  statsmodels,
+  tensorflow,
+  torch,
+  transformers,
+  uvicorn,
+  xgboost,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mlflow";
-  version = "2.14.3";
+  version = "2.16.2";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-KSyuS4NXSgyyIxF+IkyqZ5iTMHivAjNxnCthK+pkVhc=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mlflow";
+    repo = "mlflow";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-7W1gpVgJSN/iXoW987eCHfcOeE3D/ZJ2W/eilDdzOww=";
   };
 
-  # Remove currently broken dependency `shap`, a model explainability package.
-  # This seems quite unprincipled especially with tests not being enabled,
-  # but not mlflow has a 'skinny' install option which does not require `shap`.
-  pythonRemoveDeps = [ "shap" ];
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [
-    "gunicorn"
-    "packaging"
-    "pytz"
-    "pyarrow"
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     alembic
     cachetools
     click
     cloudpickle
-    databricks-cli
+    databricks-sdk
     docker
-    entrypoints
     flask
     gitpython
-    gorilla
     graphene
     gunicorn
     importlib-metadata
+    jinja2
     markdown
     matplotlib
     numpy
@@ -83,36 +104,87 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     opentelemetry-sdk
     packaging
     pandas
-    prometheus-flask-exporter
     protobuf
     pyarrow
-    python-dateutil
-    pytz
     pyyaml
-    querystring-parser
     requests
     scikit-learn
     scipy
-    setuptools
-    #shap
-    simplejson
     sqlalchemy
     sqlparse
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mlflow" ];
 
-  # no tests in PyPI dist
-  # run into https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51203641/attributeerror-module-alembic-context-has-no-attribute-config
-  # also, tests use conda so can't run on NixOS without buildFHSEnv
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    aiohttp
+    azure-core
+    azure-storage-blob
+    azure-storage-file
+    boto3
+    botocore
+    catboost
+    datasets
+    fastapi
+    google-cloud-storage
+    httpx
+    jwt
+    keras
+    langchain
+    librosa
+    moto
+    opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
+    optuna
+    pydantic
+    pyspark
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytorch-lightning
+    sentence-transformers
+    starlette
+    statsmodels
+    tensorflow
+    torch
+    transformers
+    uvicorn
+    xgboost
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # Requires unpackaged `autogen`
+    "tests/autogen/test_autogen_autolog.py"
+
+    # Requires unpackaged `diviner`
+    "tests/diviner/test_diviner_model_export.py"
+
+    # Requires unpackaged `sktime`
+    "examples/sktime/test_sktime_model_export.py"
+
+    # Requires `fastai` which would cause a circular dependency
+    "tests/fastai/test_fastai_autolog.py"
+    "tests/fastai/test_fastai_model_export.py"
+
+    # Requires `spacy` which would cause a circular dependency
+    "tests/spacy/test_spacy_model_export.py"
+
+    # Requires `tensorflow.keras` which is not included in our outdated version of `tensorflow` (2.13.0)
+    "tests/gateway/providers/test_ai21labs.py"
+    "tests/tensorflow/test_keras_model_export.py"
+    "tests/tensorflow/test_keras_pyfunc_model_works_with_all_input_types.py"
+    "tests/tensorflow/test_mlflow_callback.py"
+  ];
+
+  # I (@GaetanLepage) gave up at enabling tests:
+  # - They require a lot of dependencies (some unpackaged);
+  # - Many errors occur at collection time;
+  # - Most (all ?) tests require internet access anyway.
   doCheck = false;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Open source platform for the machine learning lifecycle";
     mainProgram = "mlflow";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow";
     changelog = "https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tbenst ];
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ tbenst ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mlflow-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mlflow-server/default.nix
index 6916b3b655476..82ac934dc8887 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mlflow-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mlflow-server/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
-{ python3, writeText}:
+{ python3Packages, writers }:
 
 let
-  py = python3.pkgs;
+  py = python3Packages;
+
+  gunicornScript = writers.writePython3 "gunicornMlflow" { } ''
+    import re
+    import sys
+    from gunicorn.app.wsgiapp import run
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', ''', sys.argv[0])
+        sys.exit(run())
+  '';
 in
-py.toPythonApplication
-  (py.mlflow.overridePythonAttrs(old: rec {
+py.toPythonApplication (
+  py.mlflow.overridePythonAttrs (old: {
 
-    propagatedBuildInputs = old.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
+    propagatedBuildInputs = old.dependencies ++ [
       py.boto3
       py.mysqlclient
     ];
 
-    postPatch = (old.postPatch or "") + ''
-      substituteInPlace mlflow/utils/process.py --replace \
-        "child = subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=cmd_env, cwd=cwd, universal_newlines=True," \
-        "cmd[0]='$out/bin/gunicornMlflow'; child = subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=cmd_env, cwd=cwd, universal_newlines=True,"
-    '';
+    postPatch =
+      (old.postPatch or "")
+      + ''
+        cat mlflow/utils/process.py
 
-    gunicornScript = writeText "gunicornMlflow"
-    ''
-        #!/usr/bin/env python
-        import re
-        import sys
-        from gunicorn.app.wsgiapp import run
-        if __name__ == '__main__':
-          sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', ''', sys.argv[0])
-          sys.exit(run())
+        substituteInPlace mlflow/utils/process.py --replace-fail \
+          "process = subprocess.Popen(" \
+          "cmd[0]='${gunicornScript}'; process = subprocess.Popen("
       '';
 
     postInstall = ''
@@ -33,4 +35,5 @@ py.toPythonApplication
       cp ${gunicornScript} $gpath
       chmod 555 $gpath
     '';
-}))
+  })
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f7d6020211ec6..b399ea5c2ea5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2876,6 +2876,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   databricks-sql-connector = callPackage ../development/python-modules/databricks-sql-connector { };
 
+  databricks-sdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/databricks-sdk { };
+
   dataclass-factory = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dataclass-factory { };
 
   dataclass-wizard = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dataclass-wizard { };