diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5791145d52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuset/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, python2Packages
+}:
+
+python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "cpuset";
+  version = "1.5.8";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "wykurz";
+    repo = "cpuset";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "19fl2sn470yrnm2q508giggjwy5b6r2gd94gvwfbdlhf0r9dsbbm";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Cpuset is a Python application that forms a wrapper around the standard Linux filesystem calls to make using the cpusets facilities in the Linux kernel easier.";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/wykurz/cpuset;
+    license     = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wykurz ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cea917e174b..841153729cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14038,6 +14038,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cpufrequtils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils { };
 
+  cpuset = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpuset { };
+
   criu = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/criu { };
 
   cryptsetup = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cryptsetup { };