diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/grpcio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/grpcio/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c17e1bf7bf05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/grpcio/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, lib
+, six, protobuf, enum34, futures, isPy26, isPy27, isPy34 }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "grpcio";
+  version = "1.7.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1wkrxj1jmf2dyx207fc9ysyns9h27gls3drgg05mzdckjqr5lnl6";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six protobuf ]
+                        ++ lib.optionals (isPy26 || isPy27 || isPy34) [ enum34 ]
+                        ++ lib.optionals (isPy26 || isPy27) [ futures ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "HTTP/2-based RPC framework";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    homepage = "https://grpc.io/grpc/python/";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ vanschelven ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 712ded83a862..eaef62411366 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9130,6 +9130,8 @@ in {
       pythonPackages = self;
     }));
 
+  grpcio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/grpcio { };
+
   gspread = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.2.3";
     name = "gspread-${version}";