diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b764667d826..dd62e3b868b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2603,6 +2603,28 @@ pythonPackages = python.modules // rec {
    };
  });
 
+  ninja = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    name = "ninja-1.2.0";
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://github.com/martine/ninja/archive/v1.2.0.zip";
+      sha256 = "15ynh806ah37bqb57hcs3mj2g82900sncp6n3bssfggb4azgjlh3";
+    };
+    buildInputs = [ python pkgs.asciidoc pkgs.unzip pkgs.re2c ];
+    buildPhase = ''
+      python bootstrap.py
+      asciidoc doc/manual.asciidoc
+    '';
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out/bin
+      cp ninja $out/bin/
+
+      mkdir -p $out/share/doc/ninja
+      cp doc/manual.asciidoc $out/share/doc/ninja/
+      cp doc/manual.html $out/share/doc/ninja/
+    '';
+    homepage = http://martine.github.io/ninja/;
+  };
+
   nose = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "nose-1.2.1";