diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/authres/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/authres/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5aad787dfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/authres/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, python }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "authres";
+  version = "1.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1mcllhrwr23hwa2jn3m15k29ks1205ymwafjzchh8ma664hnzv6v";
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # run doctests
+    ${python.interpreter} -m authres
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Email Authentication-Results Headers generation and parsing for Python/Python3";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Python module that implements various internet RFC's: 5451/7001/7601
+      Authentication-Results Headers generation and parsing for
+      Python/Python3.
+    '';
+    homepage = https://launchpad.net/authres;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ leenaars ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ad3e4bf0a166..381ad48b0e71 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs) augeas;
   };
 
+  authres = callPackage ../development/python-modules/authres { };
+
   autograd = callPackage ../development/python-modules/autograd { };
 
   automat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/automat { };