diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nest-asyncio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nest-asyncio/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cfc42e352b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nest-asyncio/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonAtLeast
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "0.9.1";
+  pname = "nest_asyncio";
+  disabled = !(pythonAtLeast "3.5");
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0844af67deda3243389d47cd8754b6775c5c828345e0277beca7bd008d273392";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/erdewit/nest_asyncio;
+    description = "Patch asyncio to allow nested event loops";
+    license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a8cfcdbdc43..524556732be 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ in {
 
   mwoauth = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mwoauth { };
 
+  nest-asyncio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nest-asyncio { };
+
   neuron = pkgs.neuron.override {
     inherit python;
   };