diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tantivy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tantivy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b7b9a700139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tantivy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+
+  # nativeBuildInputs
+  pkg-config,
+
+  # tests
+  mktestdocs,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "tantivy";
+  version = "0.25.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  # # Python sources are not on the main GitHub repo
+  # src = fetchPypi {
+  #   inherit pname version;
+  #   hash = "sha256-aKMxRpmn0Y/PM4tSuujORql93hEoo+R+M/pNt/cfJl4=";
+  # };
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "quickwit-oss";
+    repo = "tantivy-py";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-rayr38TfBYCKDddJabhC+r/jIyqJtpKct81h1z8YPFw=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit pname version src;
+    hash = "sha256-xJdAD/E17mzTkRq5wwNxYtNtv386U1xD4mJhY0LiZFE=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+    rustPlatform.maturinBuildHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgs.zstd
+  ];
+
+  env = {
+    ZSTD_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG = true;
+  };
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "tantivy" ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    rm -rf tantivy
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    mktestdocs
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Official Python bindings for the Tantivy search engine";
+    homepage = "https://pypi.org/project/tantivy/";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index eabf695e3589..45281040bfd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18408,6 +18408,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   tank-utility = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tank-utility { };
 
+  tantivy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tantivy { };
+
   tappy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tappy { };
 
   tapsaff = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tapsaff { };