diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lzstring/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lzstring/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfd30082c1c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lzstring/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, future
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname   = "lzstring";
+  version = "1.0.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "18ly9pppy2yspxzw7k1b23wk77k7m44rz2g0271bqgqrk3jn3yhs";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ future ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "lz-string for python";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/gkovacs/lz-string-python;
+    license     = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ obadz ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7d213e148633..374d00726b76 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5394,6 +5394,7 @@ in {
 
   casttube = callPackage ../development/python-modules/casttube { };
 
+  lzstring = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lzstring { };
 });
 
 in fix' (extends overrides packages)