diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystemd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystemd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc269641ecfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystemd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, mock, pytest, six, systemd }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pystemd";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "000001hxv25vwcsvc0avg42v89c7qcjdpw6dr8419prmcb9186i5";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ systemd ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest mock ];
+  checkPhase = "pytest tests";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A thin Cython-based wrapper on top of libsystemd, focused on exposing the dbus API via sd-bus in an automated and easy to consume way.";
+    homepage = https://github.com/facebookincubator/pystemd/;
+    license = licenses.bsd0;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ flokli ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b3fe62baf0a7..9a26dbb82ad9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9805,6 +9805,8 @@ in {
 
   python-pushover = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pushover {};
 
+  pystemd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pystemd { systemd = pkgs.systemd; };
+
   mongodict = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "mongodict-${version}";
     version = "0.3.1";