diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parsley/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parsley/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17e05b6027f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parsley/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, lib
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "Parsley";
+  version = "1.3";
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0hcd41bl07a8sx7nmx12p16xprnblc4phxkawwmmy78n8y6jfi4l";
+  };
+  # Tests fail although the package works just fine.  Unfortunately
+  # the tests as run by the upstream CI server travis.org are broken.
+  doCheck = false;
+  meta = with lib; {
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    homepage = "https://launchpad.net/parsley";
+    description = "A parser generator library based on OMeta, and other useful parsing tools.";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ seppeljordan ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5867d974dee..c9e56518504 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -834,6 +834,8 @@ in {
 
   palettable = callPackage ../development/python-modules/palettable { };
 
+  parsley = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parsley { };
+
   pastel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pastel { };
 
   pathlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pathlib { };