diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c31f34ffae3a..4d820029210b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2800,6 +2800,25 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  dnspython3 = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "dnspython3-${version}";
+    version = "1.12.0";
+
+    disabled = (!isPy3k);
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/dnspython3/${name}.zip";
+      sha256 = "138wxj702vx6zni9g2y8dbgbpin95v6hk23rh2kwfr3q4130jqz9";
+    };
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "A DNS toolkit for Python 3.x";
+      homepage = http://www.dnspython.org;
+      # BSD-like, check http://www.dnspython.org/LICENSE for details
+      license = licenses.free;
+    };
+  };
+
   docker = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "docker-py-1.1.0";