diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nagiosplugin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nagiosplugin/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cb118a96d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nagiosplugin/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, twine
+, numpy
+, pytest
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "nagiosplugin";
+  version = "1.3.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1vr3zy0zfvbrqc4nf81zxv4gs2q82sv5sjamdm4573ld529mk2nv";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ twine ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest numpy ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # this test relies on who, which does not work in the sandbox
+    pytest -k "not test_check_users" tests/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Python class library which helps with writing Nagios (Icinga) compatible plugins";
+    homepage =  https://github.com/mpounsett/nagiosplugin;
+    license = licenses.zpl21;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ symphorien ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index fa26248c68f..e7b1c4d5468 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -842,6 +842,8 @@ in {
 
   mwoauth = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mwoauth { };
 
+  nagiosplugin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nagiosplugin { };
+
   nanomsg-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nanomsg-python { inherit (pkgs) nanomsg; };
 
   nbsmoke = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nbsmoke { };