diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/emv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6dfe39f8b6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub
+, click, enum-compat, pyscard, pycountry, terminaltables
+, pytestCheckHook, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "emv";
+  version = "1.0.11";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.4";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "russss";
+    repo = "python-emv";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256:1715hcba3fdi0i5awnrjdjnk74p66sxm9349pd8bb717zrh4gpj7";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    enum-compat
+    click
+    pyscard
+    pycountry
+    terminaltables
+  ];
+
+  # argparse is part of the standardlib
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace '"argparse==1.4.0",' ""
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/russss/python-emv";
+    description = "Implementation of the EMV chip-and-pin smartcard protocol";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lukegb ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 947e631a1c82..ce5a6b4aa708 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1900,6 +1900,8 @@ in {
 
   emcee = callPackage ../development/python-modules/emcee { };
 
+  emv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/emv { };
+
   emoji = callPackage ../development/python-modules/emoji { };
 
   enaml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/enaml { };