diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 66643da7f0d..989af085f0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6658,6 +6658,25 @@ let
     doCheck = false;
   });
 
+  nosexcover = buildPythonPackage (rec {
+    name = "nosexcover-1.0.10";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/n/nosexcover/${name}.tar.gz";
+      md5 = "12bf494a801b376debeb6a167c247391";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ coverage nose ];
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "Extends nose.plugins.cover to add Cobertura-style XML reports";
+
+      homepage = http://github.com/cmheisel/nose-xcover/;
+
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    };
+  });
+
   nosejs = buildPythonPackage {
     name = "nosejs-0.9.4";
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {