diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glob2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glob2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bce69bffff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glob2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "glob2";
+  version = "0.7";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "135bj8gm6vn45vv0phrvhyir36kfm17y7kmasxinv8lagk8dphw5";
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} test.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Version of the glob module that can capture patterns and supports recursive wildcards";
+    homepage = https://github.com/miracle2k/python-glob2/;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6e20f12f957..bdc8496e2d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ in {
 
   glymur = callPackage ../development/python-modules/glymur { };
 
+  glob2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/glob2 { };
+
   glom = callPackage ../development/python-modules/glom { };
 
   goocalendar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/goocalendar { };