diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitignore-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitignore-parser/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9758e38c2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitignore-parser/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonOlder
+, unittestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "gitignore-parser";
+  version = "0.1.2";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mherrmann";
+    repo = "gitignore_parser";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-F1ZQQ33naOO7KNuSdlo0JN8i50lLty+eGSJAzVJL730=";
+  };
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "gitignore_parser"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A spec-compliant gitignore parser";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mherrmann/gitignore_parser";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mherrmann/gitignore_parser/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6d9722e67e3b..fcead3a33816 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4053,6 +4053,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   github3_py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/github3_py { };
 
+  gitignore-parser = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gitignore-parser { };
+
   gitpython = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gitpython { };
 
   glad =  callPackage ../development/python-modules/glad { };