diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/nbstripout/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/nbstripout/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3029d17e1705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/nbstripout/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{lib, python2Packages, git, mercurial}:
+
+with python2Packages;
+buildPythonApplication rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  version = "0.3.0";
+  pname = "nbstripout";
+
+  # Mercurial should be added as a build input but because it's a Python
+  # application, it would mess up the Python environment. Thus, don't add it
+  # here, instead add it to PATH when running unit tests
+  buildInputs = [ pytest pytest-flake8 pytest-cram git pytestrunner ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ipython nbformat ];
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "126xhjma4a0k7gq58hbqglhb3rai0a576azz7g8gmqjr3kl0264v";
+  };
+
+  # ignore flake8 tests for the nix wrapped setup.py
+  checkPhase = ''
+    PATH=$PATH:$out/bin:${mercurial}/bin pytest --ignore=nix_run_setup.py .
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    inherit version;
+    description = "Strip output from Jupyter and IPython notebooks";
+    homepage = https://github.com/kynan/nbstripout;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jluttine ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1ccfed6d8d73..4507010d7e0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11382,7 +11382,7 @@ with pkgs;
   b43Firmware_6_30_163_46 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/b43-firmware/6.30.163.46.nix { };
 
   b43FirmwareCutter = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/b43-firmware-cutter { };
-  
+
   bt-fw-converter = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/bt-fw-converter { };
 
   broadcom-bt-firmware = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/firmware/broadcom-bt-firmware { };
@@ -14851,6 +14851,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   clerk = callPackage ../applications/audio/clerk { };
 
+  nbstripout = callPackage ../applications/version-management/nbstripout { };
+
   ncmpc = callPackage ../applications/audio/ncmpc { };
 
   ncmpcpp = callPackage ../applications/audio/ncmpcpp { };