diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/udocker/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/udocker/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cad6b986617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/udocker/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, proot, patchelf, fakechroot, runc, simplejson, pycurl, coreutils, nose, mock, buildPythonApplication }:
+
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+
+  version = "1.1.1";
+  pname = "udocker";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub rec {
+    owner = "indigo-dc";
+    repo = "udocker" ;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "134xk7rfj0xki9znryk5qf1nsfa318ahrrsi1k6ia7kipp7i3hb4";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ proot patchelf fakechroot runc simplejson pycurl coreutils nose mock ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace udocker.py --replace /usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin $PATH
+      substituteInPlace udocker.py --replace /bin/chmod ${coreutils}/bin/chmod
+      substituteInPlace udocker.py --replace /bin/rm ${coreutils}/bin/rm
+      substituteInPlace tests/unit_tests.py --replace /bin/rm ${coreutils}/bin/rm
+      substituteInPlace udocker.py --replace "autoinstall = True" "autoinstall = False"
+  '';
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    NOSE_EXCLUDE=test_03_create_repo,test_04_is_repo,test_02__get_group_from_host nosetests -v tests/unit_tests.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "basic user tool to execute simple docker containers in user space without root privileges";
+    homepage = https://www.gitbook.com/book/indigo-dc/udocker;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bzizou ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 84b01ae9422..43e740ba5ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17458,6 +17458,8 @@ with pkgs;
   testssl = callPackage ../applications/networking/testssl { };
 
   umurmur = callPackage ../applications/networking/umurmur { };
+  
+  udocker = pythonPackages.callPackage ../tools/virtualization/udocker { };
 
   unigine-valley = callPackage ../applications/graphics/unigine-valley { };