diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ephemeral-port-reserve/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ephemeral-port-reserve/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff0eab1aa059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ephemeral-port-reserve/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+let
+  pname = "ephemeral-port-reserve";
+  version = "1.1.4";
+in
+buildPythonPackage {
+  inherit pname version;
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Yelp";
+    repo = "ephemeral-port-reserve";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-R6NRpfaT05PO/cTWgCakiGfCuCyucjVOXbAezn5x1cU=";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "ephemeral_port_reserve"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Find an unused port, reliably";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Yelp/ephemeral-port-reserve/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 964e563d0bbf..5d43f789fed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2662,6 +2662,8 @@ in {
 
   ephem = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ephem { };
 
+  ephemeral-port-reserve = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ephemeral-port-reserve { };
+
   epson-projector = callPackage ../development/python-modules/epson-projector { };
 
   eradicate = callPackage ../development/python-modules/eradicate { };