diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/zfs-autobackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/zfs-autobackup/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6a684084661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/zfs-autobackup/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ lib, python3Packages }:
+
+let
+  pythonPackages = python3Packages;
+
+in
+pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "zfs_autobackup";
+  version = "3.1";
+
+  src = pythonPackages.fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "42c22001717b3d7cfdae6297fedc11b2dd1eb2a4bd25b6bb1c9232dd3b70ad67";
+  };
+
+  # argparse is part of the standardlib
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "argparse" ""
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ colorama ];
+
+  # tests need zfs filesystem
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "colorama" "argparse" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/psy0rz/zfs_autobackup";
+    description = "ZFS backup, replicationand snapshot tool";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mschneider ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index afae38acb69b..f5a7ae4bd87e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10472,6 +10472,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   zerofree = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/zerofree { };
 
+  zfs-autobackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/zfs-autobackup { };
+
   zfsbackup = callPackage ../tools/backup/zfsbackup { };
 
   zfstools = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/zfstools { };