diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..029a1864484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, redis
+, memcached
+, msgpack-python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "cachy";
+  version = "0.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0v6mjyhgx6j7ya20bk69cr3gdzdkdf6psay0h090rscclgji65dp";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    redis
+    memcached
+    msgpack-python
+  ];
+
+  # The Pypi tarball doesn't include tests, and the GitHub source isn't
+  # buildable until we bootstrap poetry, see
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/53599#discussion_r245855665
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/sdispater/cachy;
+    description = "Cachy provides a simple yet effective caching library";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jakewaksbaum ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d8703b35ca2..78997b6536b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ in {
 
   cachecontrol = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cachecontrol { };
 
+  cachy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cachy { };
+
   cdecimal = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cdecimal { };
 
   chalice = callPackage ../development/python-modules/chalice { };