diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glom/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glom/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f24dd2b7249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glom/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, boltons
+, attrs
+, face
+, pytest
+, pyyaml
+, isPy37
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "glom";
+  version = "18.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0rfikq27a9wwfkd4k3bk7x4fssw6r7z138g9i3wpzvjc7anlzk24";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ boltons attrs face ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pyyaml ];
+  checkPhase = "pytest glom/test";
+
+  doCheck = !isPy37; # https://github.com/mahmoud/glom/issues/72
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/mahmoud/glom;
+    description = "Restructuring data, the Python way";
+    longDescription = ''
+      glom helps pull together objects from other objects in a
+      declarative, dynamic, and downright simple way.
+    '';
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ twey ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 12b43833681..167888b325d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ in {
 
   globus-sdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/globus-sdk { };
 
+  glom = callPackage ../development/python-modules/glom { };
+
   goocalendar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/goocalendar { };
 
   gsd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gsd { };