diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/crownstone-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crownstone-core/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35289cf1956c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crownstone-core/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pyaes
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "crownstone-core";
+  version = "3.0.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "crownstone";
+    repo = "crownstone-lib-python-core";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "138lignv7c8kkqbqfkdcfpg39gm9x44h7r2j403m4ib7gq420hsn";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pyaes
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "crownstone_core"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python module with shared classes, util functions and definition of Crownstone";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/crownstone/crownstone-lib-python-core";
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4e75e3b618fb..4adbd71031a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1741,6 +1741,8 @@ in {
 
   crownstone-cloud = callPackage ../development/python-modules/crownstone-cloud { };
 
+  crownstone-core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/crownstone-core { };
+
   cryptacular = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cryptacular { };
 
   cryptography = callPackage ../development/python-modules/cryptography {