diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c4a17abdc46c..5f8e460d5ffd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4671,6 +4671,31 @@ in modules // {
     };
   };
 
+  pytest-rerunfailures = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "${pname}-${version}";
+    pname = "pytest-rerunfailures";
+    version = "2.0.1";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/p/${pname}/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1zzxlswbny8dp3c1sbhpyms1xkknxb6qfji3y3azc7gc95324xsv";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pytest ];
+
+    checkPhase = ''
+      py.test
+    '';
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "pytest plugin to re-run tests to eliminate flaky failures.";
+      homepage = https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-rerunfailures;
+      license = licenses.mpl20;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ jgeerds ];
+      platforms = platforms.all;
+    };
+  };
+
   pytestflakes = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pytest-flakes-${version}";
     version = "1.0.0";