diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6477c155332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cppy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "cppy";
+  version = "1.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "4eda6f1952054a270f32dc11df7c5e24b259a09fddf7bfaa5f33df9fb4a29642";
+  };
+
+  # Headers-only library, no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  # Not supported
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "C++ headers for C extension development";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nucleic/cppy";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d8852e04ebfa..8617f13be49d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2323,6 +2323,8 @@ in {
 
   cytoolz = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cytoolz { };
 
+  cppy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cppy { };
+
   cryptacular = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cryptacular { };
 
   cryptography = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cryptography { };