diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/littleutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/littleutils/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea490f19fe5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/littleutils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, lib
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "littleutils";
+  version = "0.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0vwijrylppmk0nbddqvn527r9cg3zw8d6zk6r58hslry42jf7jp6";
+  };
+
+  # This tiny package has no unit tests at all
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "littleutils" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Small collection of Python utility functions";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/alexmojaki/littleutils";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jluttine ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d74d95f17f4c..8c2dfad58284 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3517,6 +3517,8 @@ in {
 
   lirc = disabledIf isPy27 (toPythonModule (pkgs.lirc.override { python3 = python; }));
 
+  littleutils = callPackage ../development/python-modules/littleutils { };
+
   livelossplot = callPackage ../development/python-modules/livelossplot { };
 
   livereload = callPackage ../development/python-modules/livereload { };