diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5cb17e42464c..4f6a05b157e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2940,6 +2940,30 @@ let
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ logilab_common ];
   };
 
+  mailchimp = buildPythonPackage rec {
+
+    version = "2.0.9";
+    name = "mailchimp-${version}";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/m/mailchimp/mailchimp-${version}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0351ai0jqv3dzx0xxm1138sa7mb42si6xfygl5ak8wnfc95ff770";
+    };  
+  
+    # Test fails because specific version of docopt is searched
+    # (Possible fix: Needs upstream patching in the library)
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ docopt ];
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ requests ];                                       
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "A CLI client and Python API library for the MailChimp email platform";
+      homepage = "http://apidocs.mailchimp.com/api/2.0/";
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    };
+  };
 
   logster = buildPythonPackage {
     name = "logster-7475c53822";