diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformdirs/2.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformdirs/2.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fe2bcbde60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformdirs/2.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ lib
+, appdirs
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, platformdirs
+, pytest-mock
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools-scm
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "platformdirs";
+  version = "2.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = pname;
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-yCvfOPuX9hbQO9gbFHfeu+dGH+Vb9FM7wng1XU2D8hE=";
+  };
+
+  SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    appdirs
+    pytest-mock
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+ pythonImportsCheck = [ "platformdirs" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python module for determining appropriate platform-specific directories";
+    homepage = "https://platformdirs.readthedocs.io/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index df66908d5135..64e8abd224b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ with self; with super; {
 
   pip = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pip/20.nix { };
 
+  platformdirs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/platformdirs/2.nix { };
+
   pluggy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pluggy/0.nix { };
 
   postorius = disabled super.postorius;