diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/elevate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/elevate/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfb1dbf068dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/elevate/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ lib, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, fetchpatch, setuptools-scm }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "elevate";
+  version = "0.1.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "53ad19fa1de301fb1de3f8768fb3a5894215716fd96a475690c4d0ff3b1de209";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+    # This is for not calling shell wrappers through Python, which fails.
+    url = "https://github.com/rkitover/elevate/commit/148b2bf698203ea39c9fe5d635ecd03cd94051af.patch";
+    sha256 = "1ky3z1jxl1g28wbwbx8qq8jgx8sa8pr8s3fdcpdhdx1blw28cv61";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  # No tests included
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "elevate" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python module for re-launching the current process as super-user";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/barneygale/elevate";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rkitover ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5be41683de84..b2166bb30600 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2193,6 +2193,8 @@ in {
 
   elementpath = callPackage ../development/python-modules/elementpath { };
 
+  elevate = callPackage ../development/python-modules/elevate { };
+
   eliot = callPackage ../development/python-modules/eliot { };
 
   elmax = callPackage ../development/python-modules/elmax { };