diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-datafiles/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-datafiles/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6df1792f884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-datafiles/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, py, pytest }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "pytest-datafiles";
+  version = "1.0";
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version pname;
+    sha256 = "1w5435b5pimk6479ml53lmld3qbag7awcg4gl3ljdywc1v096r5v";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ py pytest ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    website = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-catchlog/;
+    description = "py.test plugin to create a 'tmpdir' containing predefined files/directories.";
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c41ed0522c4..699a0fd1924 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5190,6 +5190,8 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  pytest-datafiles = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-datafiles { };
+
   pytest-django = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-django { };
 
   pytest-fixture-config = buildPythonPackage rec {