diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b2256b6b6080..19fb20583cc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1743,6 +1743,25 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  backports_functools_lru_cache = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "backports.functools_lru_cache-${version}";
+    version = "1.3";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/b/backports_functools_lru_cache/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "444a21bcec4ae177da554321f81a78dc879eaa8f6ea9920cb904830585d31e95";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ setuptools_scm ];
+    doCheck = false; # No proper test
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "Backport of functools.lru_cache";
+      homepage = https://github.com/jaraco/backports.functools_lru_cache;
+      license = licenses.mit;
+    };
+  };
+
   backports_shutil_get_terminal_size = if !(pythonOlder "3.3") then null else buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "backports.shutil_get_terminal_size-${version}";
     version = "1.0.0";