diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ace2bad62016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, nasm
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "rapidgzip";
+  version = "0.10.3";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-gtxF9V7OQb34Z0cCuTh/Lbe1ttCbdaY0zpM3KHHGGuw=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ nasm ];
+
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "rapidgzip" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python library for parallel decompression and seeking within compressed gzip files";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mxmlnkn/rapidgzip";
+    license = licenses.mit; # dual MIT and asl20, https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/rationale-of-apache-dual-licensing/8952
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mxmlnkn ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bb124caf2c07..e346d3c525c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12527,6 +12527,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ramfetch = callPackage ../tools/misc/ramfetch { };
 
+  rapidgzip = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication rapidgzip;
+
   rar = callPackage ../tools/archivers/rar { };
 
   rarcrack = callPackage ../tools/security/rarcrack { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7c3063bcfd9c..8c117f7230cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11001,6 +11001,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   rapidfuzz-capi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rapidfuzz-capi { };
 
+  rapidgzip = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rapidgzip { inherit (pkgs) nasm; };
+
   rapt-ble = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rapt-ble { };
 
   rarfile = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rarfile {