diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/peewee/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peewee/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09ee7dc92ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/peewee/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub
+, sqlite
+, cython
+, apsw
+, flask
+, withPostgres ? false, psycopg2
+, withMysql ? false, mysql-connector
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+
+  pname = "peewee";
+  version = "3.7.1";
+
+  # pypi release does not provide tests
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "coleifer";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0chn8mknzvkmcmysy2291hanf0vg3sfzqgfc5hqx1nnrd6qkiq8r";
+  };
+
+
+  checkInputs = [ flask ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    rm -r playhouse # avoid using the folder in the cwd
+    python runtests.py
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    sqlite
+    cython # compile speedups
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    apsw # sqlite performance improvement
+  ] ++ (lib.optional withPostgres psycopg2)
+    ++ (lib.optional withMysql mysql-connector);
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib;{
+    description = "a small, expressive orm";
+    homepage    = http://peewee-orm.com;
+    license     = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2da2892f9be..ee1bee109a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3666,6 +3666,8 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  peewee =  callPackage ../development/python-modules/peewee { };
+
   peppercorn = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "peppercorn-0.5";