diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-vapid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-vapid/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5af1c1c33dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-vapid/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, flake8, mock, nose, pytest
+, cryptography
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "py-vapid";
+  version = "1.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1b3g4ljkpi6ka5n63bl5y47r3qhxjmr6qfamqwxnmna2567b5las";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cryptography ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ flake8 mock nose pytest ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "VAPID is a voluntary standard for WebPush subscription providers";
+    homepage = https://github.com/mozilla-services/vapid;
+    license = licenses.mpl20;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 46de38b0bf35..9c89b862ade5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -862,6 +862,8 @@ in {
 
   pytricia =  callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytricia { };
 
+  py-vapid = callPackage ../development/python-modules/py-vapid { };
+
   PyWebDAV = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pywebdav { };
 
   pyxml = disabledIf isPy3k (callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyxml{ });