diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pc-ble-driver-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pc-ble-driver-py/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d21d9d07150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pc-ble-driver-py/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub,
+  python, cmake, git, swig, boost, udev,
+  setuptools, enum34, wrapt, future }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pc-ble-driver-py";
+  version = "0.11.4";
+  disabled = python.isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "NordicSemiconductor";
+    repo = "pc-ble-driver-py";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+    sha256 = "0lgmcnrlcivmawmlcwnn4pdp6afdbnf3fyfgq22xzs6v72m9gp81";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake swig git setuptools ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost udev ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ enum34 wrapt future ];
+
+  patches = [
+    # build system expects case-insensitive file system
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-py/pull/84.patch";
+      sha256 = "0ibx5g2bndr5h9sfnx51bk9b62q4jvpdwhxadbnj3da8kvcz13cy";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # do not force static linking of boost
+    sed -i /Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS/d pc-ble-driver/cmake/*.cmake
+
+    cd python
+  '';
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    pushd ../build
+    cmake ..
+    make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
+    popd
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Bluetooth Low Energy nRF5 SoftDevice serialization";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-py";
+    license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 08bbd4b52c1..91b191341d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ in {
 
   pathlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pathlib { };
 
+  pc-ble-driver-py = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/pc-ble-driver-py { });
+
   pdf2image = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pdf2image { };
 
   pdfminer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pdfminer_six { };