diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rules/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3563b76affe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rules/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+
+# tests
+, django
+, djangorestframework
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "rules";
+  version = "3.3.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "dfunckt";
+    repo = "django-rules";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-UFRfRwcvxEn0fD3ScJJ7f/EHd93BOpY3cEF9QDryJZY=";
+  };
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "rules"
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    django
+    djangorestframework
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    ${python.interpreter} tests/manage.py test testsuite -v2
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Awesome Django authorization, without the database";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/dfunckt/django-rules";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/dfunckt/django-rules/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8b3ca8d7e47b..06e00fe5b650 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10590,6 +10590,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   ruffus = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ruffus { };
 
+  rules = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rules { };
+
   ruuvitag-ble = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ruuvitag-ble { };
 
   ruyaml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ruyaml { };