diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 04312ca1f234..d39b742b627a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11457,6 +11457,31 @@ in modules // {
     };
   };
 
+  mpd2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "mpd2-${version}";
+    version = "0.5.5";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/python-mpd2/python-mpd2-${version}.tar.bz2";
+      sha256 = "1gfrxf71xll1w6zb69znqg5c9j0g7036fsalkvqprh2id640cl3a";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.mpd_clientlib ];
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ mock ];
+    patchPhase = ''
+      sed -i -e '/tests_require/d' \
+          -e 's/cmdclass.*/test_suite="mpd_test",/' setup.py
+    '';
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "A Python client module for the Music Player Daemon";
+      homepage = "https://github.com/Mic92/python-mpd2";
+      license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ rvl ];
+    };
+  };
+
   mpv = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "mpv-0.1";