diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 100e6578b1c5..3c0057ef5a0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -816,6 +816,30 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  python-sybase = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "python-sybase-${version}";
+    version = "0.40pre2";
+    disabled = isPy3k;
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/python-sybase/files/python-sybase/${name}/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0pm88hyn18dy7ljam4mdx9qqgmgraf2zy2wl02g5vsjl4ncvq90j";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.freetds ];
+
+    SYBASE = pkgs.freetds;
+    setupPyBuildFlags = [ "-DHAVE_FREETDS" "-UWANT_BULKCOPY" ];
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "The Sybase module provides a Python interface to the Sybase relational database system";
+      homepage    = http://python-sybase.sourceforge.net;
+      license     = licenses.bsd3;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
+      platforms   = platforms.unix;
+    };
+  };
+
   almir = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "almir-0.1.8";