diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index faed8db0846b..056e9cc54ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13602,6 +13602,48 @@ in modules // {
     };
   };
 
+  nipy = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    version = "0.4.0";
+    name = "nipy-${version}";
+ 
+    disabled = pythonOlder "2.6";
+
+    checkPhase = ''    # wants to be run in a different directory
+      mkdir nosetests
+      cd nosetests
+      ${python.interpreter} -c "import nipy; nipy.test()"
+      rm -rf .
+    '';
+    # failing test:
+    # nipy.algorithms.statistics.models.tests.test_olsR.test_results(11.593139639404727, 11.593140144880794, 6)  # disagrees by 1 at 6th decimal place
+    # erroring tests:
+    # nipy.modalities.fmri.fmristat.tests.test_FIAC.test_altprotocol
+    # nipy.modalities.fmri.fmristat.tests.test_FIAC.test_agreement
+    # nipy.tests.test_scripts.test_nipy_4d_realign   # because `nipy_4d_realign` script isn't found at test time; works from nix-shell, so could be patched
+    # nipy.tests.test_scripts.test_nipy_3_4d         # ditto re.: `nipy_3_4d` script
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/n/nipy/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1hnbn2i4fjxflaaz082s2c57hfp59jfra1zayz1iras5p2dy21nr";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional doCheck [ self.nose ];
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [
+      nibabel
+      numpy
+      scipy
+      sympy
+    ];
+
+    meta = {
+      homepage = http://nipy.org/nipy/;
+      description = "Software for structural and functional neuroimaging analysis";
+      license = licenses.bsd3;
+    };
+  };
+
   nipype = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.10.0";
     name = "nipype-${version}";