diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/1.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/1.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27f436c3c53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/1.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, itsdangerous, click, werkzeug, jinja2, pytest }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "1.1.2";
+  pname = "Flask";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "4efa1ae2d7c9865af48986de8aeb8504bf32c7f3d6fdc9353d34b21f4b127060";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ itsdangerous click werkzeug jinja2 ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  # Tests require extra dependencies
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "http://flask.pocoo.org/";
+    description = "A microframework based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2, and good intentions";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index 2ea6940b8452..87112bd49bbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ with self; with super; {
 
   feedparser = callPackage ../development/python-modules/feedparser/5.nix { };
 
+  flask = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flask/1.nix { };
+
   flask_ldap_login = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flask-ldap-login { };
 
   flit = disabled super.flit;