diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastecdsa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastecdsa/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04d9da87c5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastecdsa/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, gmp
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastecdsa";
+  version = "2.1.5";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "d0772f7fe243e8a82d33e95c542ea6cc0ef7f3cfcced7440d6defa71a35addfa";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gmp ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  # skip tests which require being online to download test vectors
+  pytestFlags = [
+     "--ignore=fastecdsa/tests/test_wycheproof_vectors.py"
+     "--ignore=fastecdsa/tests/test_rfc6979_ecdsa.py"
+  ];
+
+  # skip tests for now, they fail with
+  # ImportError: cannot import name '_ecdsa' from 'fastecdsa'
+  # but the installed package works just fine
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fastecdsa" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Fast elliptic curve digital signatures";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AntonKueltz/fastecdsa";
+    license = licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ prusnak ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 044f30e76174..d84b4c366243 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2012,6 +2012,8 @@ in {
 
   fastdtw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdtw { };
 
+  fastecdsa = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastecdsa { };
+
   fasteners = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fasteners { };
 
   fastentrypoints = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastentrypoints { };