diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyemd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyemd/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e23cf7794b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyemd/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, numpy, cython }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "pyemd";
+  version = "0.4.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "13y06y7r1697cv4r430g45fxs40i2yk9xn0dk9nqlrpddw3a0mr4";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+  buildInputs = [ cython ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A Python wrapper for Ofir Pele and Michael Werman's implementation of the Earth Mover's Distance";
+    homepage = http://github.com/wmayner/pyemd;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rvl ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f11f3e2c2c0..199888f34e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -27277,6 +27277,8 @@ EOF
 
   spacy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/spacy { };
 
+  pyemd  = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyemd { };
+
   behave = callPackage ../development/python-modules/behave { };
 
   pyhamcrest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyhamcrest { };