diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mcstatus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mcstatus/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8ddac600a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mcstatus/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ lib
+, asyncio-dgram
+, buildPythonPackage
+, click
+, dnspython
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, mock
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, six
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "mcstatus";
+  version = "5.1.1";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Dinnerbone";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "release-${version}";
+    sha256 = "1a3qrl6w76ayqkl1knaz5ai0brrzpjfdk33lyb1n1p7gnc73nhlr";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    asyncio-dgram
+    click
+    dnspython
+    six
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    mock
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace "dnspython3" "dnspython"
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "mcstatus" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python library for checking the status of Minecraft servers";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Dinnerbone/mcstatus";
+    license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index bdff2fce1522..8c22f1cb5094 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4006,6 +4006,8 @@ in {
 
   mccabe = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mccabe { };
 
+  mcstatus = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mcstatus { };
+
   MDP = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mdp { };
 
   measurement = callPackage ../development/python-modules/measurement { };