diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f315b2e24abe..910d763bac38 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6496,6 +6496,34 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  j2cli = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "j2cli-${version}";
+    version = "0.3.1-0";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/j/j2cli/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0y3w1x9935qzx8w6m2r6g4ghyjmxn33wryiif6xb56q7cj9w1433";
+    };
+
+    disabled = ! (isPy26 || isPy27);
+
+    buildInputs = [ self.nose ];
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ jinja2 pyyaml ];
+
+    meta = {
+      homepage = https://github.com/kolypto/j2cli;
+      description = "Jinja2 Command-Line Tool";
+      license = licenses.bsd3;
+      longDescription = ''
+        J2Cli is a command-line tool for templating in shell-scripts,
+        leveraging the Jinja2 library.
+      '';
+      platforms = platforms.all;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ rushmorem ];
+    };
+  };
+
   jinja2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "Jinja2-2.7.3";