diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deluge-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deluge-client/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..838cc846387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deluge-client/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "deluge-client";
+  version = "1.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "048zfidv08sr4hivdd3xxf1pywhqbnszj5qcn51h2f4y1588fhpf";
+  };
+
+  # it will try to connect to a running instance
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Lightweight pure-python rpc client for deluge";
+    homepage = https://github.com/JohnDoee/deluge-client;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 15b1b3eaa49..f08c6073f86 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ in {
     gui = false;
   };
 
+  deluge-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deluge-client { };
 
   arrow = callPackage ../development/python-modules/arrow { };