diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jeepney/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jeepney/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b1100cd3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jeepney/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, pytest
+, testpath
+, tornado
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jeepney";
+  version = "0.4";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0w1w1rawl9k4lx91w16d19kbmf1349mhy8ph8x3w0qp1blm432b0";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    tornado
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+    testpath
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://gitlab.com/takluyver/jeepney;
+    description = "Pure Python DBus interface";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index da5fa4dd102..b90ab2083e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2706,6 +2706,8 @@ in {
 
   jellyfish = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jellyfish { };
 
+  jeepney = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jeepney { };
+
   j2cli = callPackage ../development/python-modules/j2cli { };
 
   jinja2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jinja2 { };