diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleak/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleak/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..559fd33e8eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bleak/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, isPy3k, fetchPypi, bluez, txdbus, pytest, pytestcov }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "bleak";
+  version = "0.6.2";
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1kmq2z3dhq6dd20i5w71gshjrfvyw0pkpnld8iib9ai2rz6a8aj0";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # bleak checks BlueZ's version with a call to `bluetoothctl -v` twice
+    substituteInPlace bleak/__init__.py \
+      --replace \"bluetoothctl\" \"${bluez}/bin/bluetoothctl\"
+    substituteInPlace bleak/backends/bluezdbus/client.py \
+      --replace \"bluetoothctl\" \"${bluez}/bin/bluetoothctl\"
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ txdbus ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytestcov ];
+
+  checkPhase = "AGENT_OS=linux py.test";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Bluetooth Low Energy platform Agnostic Klient for Python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/hbldh/bleak";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ geistesk ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index abea6519614b..76e57bd79fbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2102,6 +2102,8 @@ in {
 
   bleach = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bleach { };
 
+  bleak = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bleak { };
+
   blinker = callPackage ../development/python-modules/blinker { };
 
   blockdiag = callPackage ../development/python-modules/blockdiag { };