diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sabyenc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sabyenc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c82e22efd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sabyenc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "sabyenc";
+  version = "3.3.5";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0fpvd5mckf1kbn0bhc5ybm08y41ps7sc5f9khz08qyjbikbcww85";
+  };
+
+  # tests are not included in pypi distribution
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python yEnc package optimized for use within SABnzbd";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabyenc/";
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.georgewhewell ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
index b7fddeb854d..afa6321fb5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sabnzbd/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python2, par2cmdline, unzip, unrar, p7zip, makeWrapper}:
 
 let
-  pythonEnv = python2.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ cryptography cheetah yenc ]);
+  pythonEnv = python2.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ cryptography cheetah yenc sabyenc ]);
   path = stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ par2cmdline unrar unzip p7zip ];
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.3.3";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3100d259681..0af6cd7f320 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ in {
 
   rx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rx { };
 
+  sabyenc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sabyenc { };
+
   salmon-mail = callPackage ../development/python-modules/salmon-mail { };
 
   seekpath = callPackage ../development/python-modules/seekpath { };