diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/progress/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/progress/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b8269136ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/progress/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "1.4";
+  pname = "progress";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "5e2f9da88ed8236a76fffbee3ceefd259589cf42dfbc2cec2877102189fae58a";
+  };
+
+  # tests not packaged with pypi release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} test_progress.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/verigak/progress/;
+    description = "Easy to use progress bars";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f55fbfc6c5ff..563494605464 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ in {
 
   plantuml = callPackage ../tools/misc/plantuml { };
 
+  progress = callPackage ../development/python-modules/progress { };
+
   pymysql = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymysql { };
 
   Pmw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/Pmw { };