diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywavelets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywavelets/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c072b661cc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywavelets/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, cython
+, nose
+, pytest
+, numpy
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "PyWavelets";
+  version = "0.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "ce36e2f0648ea1781490b09515363f1f64446b0eac524603e5db5e180113bed9";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ nose pytest ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ cython ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+
+  # Somehow nosetests doesn't run the tests, so let's use pytest instead
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test pywt/tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Wavelet transform module";
+    homepage = https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 14fe614841f7..5d1525f54f2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4568,6 +4568,8 @@ in {
 
   };
 
+  pywavelets = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pywavelets { };
+
   zope_deprecation = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "zope.deprecation-4.1.2";