diff --git a/NNPuppiTauModel.spec b/NNPuppiTauModel.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5fe979d4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NNPuppiTauModel.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+### RPM external NNPuppiTauModel 1.0.1
+Source: https://github.com/cms-hls4ml/%{n}/archive/refs/tags/v%{realversion}.tar.gz
+Requires: hls4mlEmulatorExtras hls
+BuildRequires: gmake
+
+%prep
+%setup -n %{n}-%{realversion}
+
+%build
+make %{makeprocesses} EMULATOR_EXTRAS=${HLS4MLEMULATOREXTRAS_ROOT} HLS_ROOT=${HLS_ROOT}
+
+%install
+make PREFIX=%{i} install
diff --git a/cmssw-tools.spec b/cmssw-tools.spec
index e1b582d9b82..0320659647d 100644
--- a/cmssw-tools.spec
+++ b/cmssw-tools.spec
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Requires: EMTF_NN
 Requires: L1METML
 Requires: L1TSC4NGJetModel
 Requires: L1TSC82ProngJetModel
+Requires: NNPuppiTauModel
 Requires: lhapdf
 Requires: libjpeg-turbo
 Requires: libpng
diff --git a/scram-tools.file/tools/NNPuppiTauModel/nnpuppitaumodel.xml b/scram-tools.file/tools/NNPuppiTauModel/nnpuppitaumodel.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..745242bee84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scram-tools.file/tools/NNPuppiTauModel/nnpuppitaumodel.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<tool revision="1">
+  <client>
+    <environment name="LIBDIR" default="$TOOL_BASE/lib64"/>
+  </client>
+</tool>