diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/plac/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plac/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ca6d0e08d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plac/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, python
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "plac";
+  version = "0.9.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "16zqpalx4i1n1hrcvaj8sdixapy2g76fc13bbahz0xc106d72gxs";
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+      cd doc
+      ${python.interpreter} -m unittest discover -p "*test_plac*"
+    '';
+  
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Parsing the Command Line the Easy Way";
+    homepage = https://github.com/micheles/plac;
+    license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sdll ];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 77e33e63a3e..3f944c7077f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -28721,6 +28721,8 @@ EOF
 
   murmurhash = callPackage ../development/python-modules/murmurhash { };      
 
+  plac = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plac { };        
+
 });
 
 in fix' (extends overrides packages)