diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4e474376f872..6fc91187b8cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2007,6 +2007,25 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  pytestcov = buildPythonPackage (rec {
+    name = "pytest-cov-1.8.1";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pytest-cov/${name}.tar.gz";
+      md5 = "76c778afa2494088270348be42d759fc";
+    };
+
+   buildInputs = with self; [ covCore pytest ];
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "py.test plugin for coverage reporting with support for both centralised and distributed testing, including subprocesses and multiprocessing";
+
+      homepage = https://github.com/schlamar/pytest-cov;
+
+      license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    };
+  });
+
   pytest_xdist = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pytest-xdist-1.8";