diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2840376e763..bac15ab33e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -23008,6 +23008,22 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  typing = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "typing-${version}";
+    version = "3.5.3.0";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/t/typing/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "08gz3grrh3vph5ib1w5x1ssnpzvj077x030lx63fxs4kwg3slbfa";
+    };
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "Backport of typing module to Python versions older than 3.5";
+      homepage = "https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/typing.html";
+      license = licenses.psfl;
+    };
+  };
+
   ruamel_yaml = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "ruamel.yaml-${version}";
     version = "0.10.13";