diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecated/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecated/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee7c89d8167d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecated/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage,
+	wrapt, pytest, tox }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "Deprecated";
+  version = "1.2.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1hcw9y7dvhwg5flk6wy8aa4kkgpvcqq3q4jd53h54586fp7w85d5";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # odd broken tests, don't appear in GitHub repo
+    rm tests/demo_classic_usage*.py
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ wrapt ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/tantale/deprecated";
+    description = "Python @deprecated decorator to deprecate old python classes, functions or methods";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tilpner ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 454e497ad1dc..b4bb0b46977f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2137,6 +2137,8 @@ in {
 
   demjson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/demjson { };
 
+  deprecated = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deprecated { };
+
   deprecation = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deprecation { };
 
   derpconf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/derpconf { };