diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2288cfdb91f..949d7046f6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3763,6 +3763,19 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  gnureadline = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    version = "6.3.3";
+    name = "gnureadline-${version}";
+    disabled = isPyPy;
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/g/gnureadline/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1ghck2zz4xbqa3wz73brgjhrqj55p9hc1fq6c9zb09dnyhwb0nd2";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = [ pkgs.ncurses ];
+  };
+
   gnutls = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "python-gnutls";
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {