diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69a02c42b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, fetchpatch
+, buildPythonPackage, pythonOlder
+, pytest, pytestrunner
+, parse, six, enum34
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "parse-type";
+  version = "0.3.4";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "parse_type";
+    sha256 = "3dd0b323bafcb8c25e000ce5589042a1c99cba9c3bec77b9f591e46bc9606147";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "python-3.5-tests-compat.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/jenisys/parse_type/pull/4.patch";
+      sha256 = "1mmn2fxss6q3qhaydd4s4v8vjgvgkg41v1vcivrzdsvgsc3npg7m";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytestrunner ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ parse six ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.4") enum34;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/jenisys/parse_type;
+    description = "Simplifies to build parse types based on the parse module";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ alunduil ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ded6e0ff4c6..8843aad0a92 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -27578,6 +27578,8 @@ EOF
   pyhamcrest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyhamcrest { };
  
   parse = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parse { };
+  
+  parse-type = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parse-type { };
 });
 
 in fix' (extends overrides packages)