diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/attic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/attic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13011a36bc49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/attic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, python3Packages, openssl, acl }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "attic-0.13";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://github.com/jborg/attic/archive/0.13.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "da1c4c0759b541e72f6928341c863b406448351769113165d86d8393a5db98a3";
+      };
+
+  buildInputs = with python3Packages;
+    [ cython msgpack openssl acl ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A deduplication backup program";
+    homepage = "https://attic-backup.org";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+ };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 471a80b208e9..c7813320b14d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  attic = callPackage ../tools/backup/attic { };
+
   awscli = callPackage ../tools/admin/awscli { };
 
   ec2_api_tools = callPackage ../tools/virtualization/ec2-api-tools { };