diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/certbot-dns-route53/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/certbot-dns-route53/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fba51ce92a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/certbot-dns-route53/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, acme
+, boto3
+, certbot
+, isPy3k
+, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  inherit (certbot) src version;
+
+  pname = "certbot-dns-route53";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    acme
+    boto3
+    certbot
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "-o cache_dir=$(mktemp -d)" ];
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/${pname}";
+
+  meta = certbot.meta // {
+    description = "Route53 DNS Authenticator plugin for Certbot";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1c5e70817967..99e8975e3857 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -581,6 +581,8 @@ in {
 
   certbot-dns-cloudflare = callPackage ../development/python-modules/certbot-dns-cloudflare { };
 
+  certbot-dns-route53 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/certbot-dns-route53 { };
+
   cfn-flip = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cfn-flip { };
 
   chalice = callPackage ../development/python-modules/chalice { };