diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-redis-lock/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-redis-lock/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65c5e08d934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-redis-lock/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, redis
+, pytest
+, process-tests
+, pkgs
+, withDjango ? false, django_redis
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "python-redis-lock";
+  version = "3.3.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "5316d473ce6ce86a774b9f9c110d84c3a9bd1a2abfda5d99e9c0c8a872a8e6d6";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest process-tests pkgs.redis ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest tests/
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ redis ]
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optional withDjango django_redis;
+
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ionelmc/python-redis-lock";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    description = "Lock context manager implemented via redis SETNX/BLPOP";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ vanschelven ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b4446ffa415..1c2e530c983 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ in {
 
   python-rapidjson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-rapidjson { };
 
+  python-redis-lock = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-redis-lock { };
+
   python-sql = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-sql { };
 
   python-snappy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-snappy {