diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/webapp2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/webapp2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91ce52ff5adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/webapp2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, webob
+, six
+, jinja2
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "webapp2";
+  version = "2.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "997db622a266bd64eb7fcc9cfe823efb69277544aa92064030c16acbfb2733a5";
+  };
+
+  # # error in tests when running with python 3+
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ webob six ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Taking Google App Engine's webapp to the next level";
+    homepage = http://webapp-improved.appspot.com;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 824e1452dec4..c641e23cab9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ in {
 
   vidstab = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vidstab { };
 
+  webapp2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/webapp2 { };
+
   pyunbound = callPackage ../tools/networking/unbound/python.nix { };
 
   WazeRouteCalculator = callPackage ../development/python-modules/WazeRouteCalculator { };