diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/atsim_potentials/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/atsim_potentials/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d664e77d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/atsim_potentials/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest
+, future
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  pname = "atsim.potentials";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "2abdec2fb4e8198f4e0e41634ad86625d5356a4a3f1ba1f41568d0697df8f36f";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ future ];
+
+  # tests are not included with release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://bitbucket.org/mjdr/atsim_potentials;
+    description = "Provides tools for working with pair and embedded atom method potential models including tabulation routines for DL_POLY and LAMMPS";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 62b77b187bc..2bea7b3053b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ in {
 
   attrs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/attrs { };
 
+  atsim_potentials = callPackage ../development/python-modules/atsim_potentials { };
+
   audioread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/audioread { };
 
   audiotools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/audiotools { };