diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1cc248e1a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pythonPackages, lzop, postgresql, pv }:
+
+pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "wal-e-${version}";
+  version = "0.6.9";
+
+  namePrefix = "";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1yzz9hic8amq7mp0kh04hsmwisk5r374ddja5g8345bl8y3bzbgk";
+  };
+
+  # needs tox
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pythonPackages.boto
+    pythonPackages.gevent
+    postgresql
+    lzop
+    pv
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A Postgres WAL-shipping disaster recovery and replication toolkit";
+    homepage = https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.rickynils ];
+    licenses = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 938297faab9b..df25e7dec5c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2120,6 +2120,8 @@ let
 
   vtun = callPackage ../tools/networking/vtun { };
 
+  wal_e = callPackage ../tools/backup/wal-e { };
+
   wbox = callPackage ../tools/networking/wbox {};
 
   welkin = callPackage ../tools/graphics/welkin {};