diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f334b7efeac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dj-database-url";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "4aeaeb1f573c74835b0686a2b46b85990571159ffc21aa57ecd4d1e1cb334163";
+  };
+
+  # Tests access a DB via network
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Use Database URLs in your Django Application";
+    homepage = https://github.com/kennethreitz/dj-database-url;
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 322168954bd3..4fccdf0097fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7142,6 +7142,8 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  dj-database-url = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dj-database-url { };
+
   djmail = callPackage ../development/python-modules/djmail { };
 
   pillowfight = buildPythonPackage rec {