diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-versatileimagefield/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-versatileimagefield/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4f46e0355f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-versatileimagefield/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, django
+, python
+, pillow
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "django-versatileimagefield";
+  version = "1.10";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0y0r6ssxyg9x1rylpyxg2ha2hl18080k5xp308k4ankpjm50hvc8";
+  };
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pillow ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ django ];
+
+  # tests not included with pypi release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Replaces django's ImageField with a more flexible interface";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/respondcreate/django-versatileimagefield/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmai ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9a71f4073b6..c16040b5cfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2955,6 +2955,8 @@ in {
 
   django-sampledatahelper = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-sampledatahelper { };
 
+  django-versatileimagefield = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-versatileimagefield  { };
+
   django-sites = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-sites { };
 
   django-sr = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django-sr { };