diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d674e876b147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkutils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, pythonOlder
+, buildPythonPackage
+, isPy3k
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, semver
+  # Check Inputs
+, nose
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pkutils";
+  version = "1.1.1";
+  disabled = !isPy3k; # some tests using semver fail due to unicode errors on Py2.7
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "reubano";
+    repo = "pkutils";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "01yaq9sz6vyxk8yiss6hsmy70qj642cr2ifk0sx1mlh488flcm62";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ semver ];
+
+  # Remove when https://github.com/reubano/pkutils/pull/4 merged
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace "semver>=2.2.1,<2.7.3" "semver"
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [ nose ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pkutils" ];
+
+  checkPhase = "nosetests";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Python packaging utility library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/reubano/pkutils/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ drewrisinger ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ee0153e7911b..8171ae757849 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4783,6 +4783,8 @@ in {
 
   pint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pint { };
 
+  pkutils = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pkutils { };
+
   pygal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygal { };
 
   pytaglib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytaglib { };