diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pluginbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pluginbase/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d90c617fc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pluginbase/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, pytest, tox }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  version = "0.5";
+  pname = "pluginbase";
+
+  buildInputs = [ pytest tox ];
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1palagrlszs4f4f5j6npzl4d195vclrlza3qr524z2h758j31y5l";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/mitsuhiko/pluginbase;
+    description = "A support library for building plugins sytems in Python";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7c5a1d06f377..a16f9342cb01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -32191,6 +32191,8 @@ EOF
 
   nitpick = callPackage ../applications/version-management/nitpick { };
 
+  pluginbase = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pluginbase { };
+
   distro = callPackage ../development/python-modules/distro { };
 
 });