diff --git a/lib/maintainers.nix b/lib/maintainers.nix
index 19f9300fe5d..80f5cf3876d 100644
--- a/lib/maintainers.nix
+++ b/lib/maintainers.nix
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@
   tailhook = "Paul Colomiets <paul@colomiets.name>";
   taktoa = "Remy Goldschmidt <taktoa@gmail.com>";
   tavyc = "Octavian Cerna <octavian.cerna@gmail.com>";
+  teh = "Tom Hunger <tehunger@gmail.com>";
   telotortium = "Robert Irelan <rirelan@gmail.com>";
   thall = "Niclas Thall <niclas.thall@gmail.com>";
   thammers = "Tobias Hammerschmidt <jawr@gmx.de>";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index fd6863688ba..2dcbd23723c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4609,6 +4609,29 @@ in modules // {
     };
   };
 
+  locket = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "locket-${version}";
+    version = "0.2.0";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/l/locket/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1d4z2zngrpqkrfhnd4yhysh66kjn4mblys2l06sh5dix2p0n7vhz";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [  ];
+
+    # weird test requirements (spur.local>=0.3.7,<0.4)
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "Locket implements a lock that can be used by multiple processes provided they use the same path.";
+      homepage = "https://github.com/mwilliamson/locket.py";
+      license = licenses.bsd2;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ teh ];
+    };
+  };
+
   datashape = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "datashape-${version}";
     version = "0.5.1";