diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4434ea0edc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/intake/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, appdirs
+, dask
+, holoviews
+, jinja2
+, msgpack-numpy
+, msgpack-python
+, numpy
+, pandas
+, python-snappy
+, requests
+, ruamel_yaml
+, six
+, tornado
+, pytest
+, pythonOlder
+, isPy27
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "intake";
+  version = "0.4.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "f47e53aa764eeadf6adcc667b9817b1ad32496477476da0b982d4fc0744b40ef";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    appdirs
+    dask
+    holoviews
+    jinja2
+    msgpack-numpy
+    msgpack-python
+    numpy
+    pandas
+    python-snappy
+    requests
+    ruamel_yaml
+    six
+    tornado
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # single test assumes python for executable name
+    PATH=$out/bin:$PATH HOME=$(mktemp -d) pytest --ignore=intake/catalog/tests/test_default.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Data load and catalog system";
+    homepage = https://github.com/ContinuumIO/intake;
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 883c36f49fe..8e4e639a732 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ in {
 
   imutils = callPackage ../development/python-modules/imutils { };
 
+  intake = callPackage ../development/python-modules/intake { };
+
   intelhex = callPackage ../development/python-modules/intelhex { };
 
   jira = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jira { };