diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/backports-functools-lru-cache/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/backports-functools-lru-cache/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..859bb6b8d91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/backports-functools-lru-cache/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "backports-functools-lru-cache";
+  version = "1.6.6";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "backports.functools_lru_cache";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-e3DnAbpNtYwO2GcanTORsKu5vRvCTU6Qw0gPS6r8wtw=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  # circular dependency:
+  # backports-functools-lru-cache -> pytest -> wc-width -> backports-functools-lru-cache
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "backports.functools_lru_cache"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Backport of functools.lru_cache";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jaraco/backports.functools_lru_cache";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index 1a19118678eb..c791f4359f63 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ self: super:
 with self; with super; {
   attrs = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/attrs { };
 
+  backports-functools-lru-cache = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/backports-functools-lru-cache { };
+
   bootstrapped-pip = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip { });
 
   cffi = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/cffi { inherit cffi; };