diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index d1be4026026d..5ae4e1209ca2 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -4003,6 +4003,11 @@
     github = "sztupi";
     name = "Attila Sztupak";
   };
+  t184256 = {
+    email = "monk@unboiled.info";
+    github = "t184256";
+    name = "Alexander Sosedkin";
+  };
   tadfisher = {
     email = "tadfisher@gmail.com";
     github = "tadfisher";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8196d894fc84..12485237a7ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8213,6 +8213,24 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs) which;
   };
 
+  nixpkgs = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    disabled = ! pythonAtLeast "3.5";
+    pname = "nixpkgs";
+    version = "0.2.2";
+    src = fetchPypi {
+      inherit pname version;
+      sha256 = "0gsrd99kkv99jsrh3hckz7ns1zwndi9vvh4465v4gnpz723dd6fj";
+    };
+    buildInputs = with self; [ pbr ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pythonix ];
+    meta = {
+      description = "Allows to `from nixpkgs import` stuff in interactive Python sessions";
+      homepage = http://github.com/t184256/nixpkgs-python-importer;
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ t184256 ];
+    };
+  };
+
   nodeenv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nodeenv { };
 
   nose = buildPythonPackage rec {