diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2102cf064250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pillow, argparse, pyres, nose
+, preggy, numpy, yanc, nose-focus, mock, opencv }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "remotecv";
+  version = "2.2.2";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pillow argparse pyres ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ nose preggy numpy yanc nose-focus mock opencv ];
+
+  # PyPI tarball doesn't contain tests so let's use GitHub
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "thumbor";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0slalp1x626ajy2cbdfifhxf0ffzckqdz6siqsqr6s03hrl877hy";
+  };
+
+  # Remove unnecessary argparse dependency and some seemingly unnecessary
+  # version upper bounds because nixpkgs contains (or could contain) newer
+  # versions.
+  # See: https://github.com/thumbor/remotecv/issues/15
+  patches = [
+    ./install_requires.patch
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    nosetests --with-yanc -s tests/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "OpenCV worker for facial and feature recognition";
+    homepage = https://github.com/thumbor/remotecv/wiki;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jluttine ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/install_requires.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/install_requires.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37203128486e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remotecv/install_requires.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 70f765c..8003cda 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ remotecv is an OpenCV worker for facial and feature recognition
+     },
+ 
+     install_requires=[
+-        "argparse>=1.2.1,<1.3.0",
+-        "pyres>=1.5,<1.6",
+-        "Pillow>=4.3.0,<5.2.0",
++        "pyres>=1.5",
++        "Pillow>=4.3.0",
+     ],
+ 
+     entry_points={
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7def4851e7ac..b55c18734b01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ in {
 
   relatorio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/relatorio { };
 
+  remotecv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/remotecv { };
+
   pyzufall = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyzufall { };
 
   rhpl = disabledIf isPy3k (callPackage ../development/python-modules/rhpl {});