diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textual-speedups/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textual-speedups/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83ace2e8fe7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textual-speedups/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "textual-speedups";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "willmcgugan";
+    repo = "textual-speedups";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-zsDA8qPpeiOlmL18p4pItEgXQjgrQEBVRJazrGJT9Bw=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit pname version src;
+    hash = "sha256-Bz4ocEziOlOX4z5F9EDry99YofeGyxL/6OTIf/WEgK4=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+    rustPlatform.maturinBuildHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "textual_speedups" ];
+
+  # No tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Optional Rust speedups for Textual";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/willmcgugan/textual-speedups";
+    # No license (yet?)
+    # https://github.com/willmcgugan/textual-speedups/issues/2
+    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b2b4a45098af..556697f2a3b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18784,6 +18784,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   textual-slider = callPackage ../development/python-modules/textual-slider { };
 
+  textual-speedups = callPackage ../development/python-modules/textual-speedups { };
+
   textual-textarea = callPackage ../development/python-modules/textual-textarea { };
 
   textual-universal-directorytree =