diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libasyncns.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libasyncns.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de0d6ea610d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libasyncns.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchurl
+, libasyncns, pkgconfig }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "libasyncns-python-${version}";
+  version = "0.7.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://launchpad.net/libasyncns-python/trunk/${version}/+download/libasyncns-python-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1q4l71b2h9q756x4pjynp6kczr2d8c1jvbdp982hf7xzv7w5gxqg";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ libasyncns ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  doCheck = false; # requires network access
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "libasyncns-python is a python binding for the asynchronous name service query library";
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.mic92 ];
+    homepage = https://launchpad.net/libasyncns-python;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 40201bc6047d..92f5ccc2070b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -28092,6 +28092,10 @@ EOF
     buildInputs = with self; [ pytest pkgs.glibcLocales ];
   };
 
+  libasyncns = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libasyncns.nix {
+    inherit (pkgs) libasyncns pkgconfig;
+  };
+
   pybrowserid = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "PyBrowserID-${version}";
     version = "0.9.2";