diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiolifx-effects/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiolifx-effects/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbe2b538ac5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiolifx-effects/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib
+, fetchPypi
+, buildPythonPackage
+, isPy3k
+, aiolifx
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "aiolifx-effects";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version;
+    pname = "aiolifx_effects";
+    sha256 = "cb4ac52deeb220783fc6449251cf40833fcffa28648270be64b1b3e83e06b503";
+  };
+
+  # tests are not implemented
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ aiolifx ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/amelchio/aiolifx_effects;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    description = "Light effects (pulse, colorloop ...) for LIFX lights running on aiolifx";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ netixx ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2abed93a71dc..5c81e74cb8ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ in {
 
   aiolifx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/aiolifx { };
 
+  aiolifx-effects = callPackage ../development/python-modules/aiolifx-effects { };
+
   aioamqp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/aioamqp { };
 
   ansicolor = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansicolor { };