diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d76b5a8bbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  embree,
+  cython,
+  numpy,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "embreex";
+  version = "4.4.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "trimesh";
+    repo = "embreex";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-mUPc9CMHsFYb1ELBmj+XXCjYEIW1iV8ZaRCQ40tYS8w=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    numpy
+    cython
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    embree
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "embreex"
+    "embreex.mesh_construction"
+    "embreex.rtcore"
+    "embreex.rtcore_scene"
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    # conflicts with $out
+    rm -rf embreex/
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Maintained PyEmbree fork, bindings for Intel's Embree ray engine";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/trimesh/embreex";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/trimesh/embreex/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pbsds ];
+    inherit (embree.meta) platforms;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trimesh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trimesh/default.nix
index d2e37aa24ae4..9fd95c7ecb4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trimesh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trimesh/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   numpy,
   lxml,
-  trimesh,
 
   # optional deps
   colorlog,
@@ -23,18 +22,19 @@
   scipy,
   pillow,
   mapbox-earcut,
+  embreex,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "trimesh";
-  version = "4.11.5";
+  version = "4.12.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mikedh";
     repo = "trimesh";
     tag = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-LF7tjthYtsEZJLqBiQZBe4urLjSD3Vbi3g1ZJ++0Tyk=";
+    hash = "sha256-+Xmy3/GSnfj7u1sapMscoCGlRsz00IkUzEo9CJ5Ja3s=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
@@ -59,13 +59,20 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
       pillow
       # vhacdx # not packaged
       mapbox-earcut
-      # embreex # not packaged
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals embreex.meta.available [
+      embreex
     ];
   };
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     lxml
     pytestCheckHook
+  ]
+  # embreex is maintained by trimesh devs
+  ++ lib.optionals embreex.meta.available [
+    embreex
+    rtree
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
@@ -73,7 +80,12 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     "test_load"
   ];
 
-  enabledTestPaths = [ "tests/test_minimal.py" ];
+  enabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/test_minimal.py"
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals embreex.meta.available [
+    "tests/test_ray.py"
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "trimesh"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 65758a2d5391..18c15d67895b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ mapAliases {
   elegy = throw "elegy has been removed because it has transitively been marked as broken since 2023."; # Added 2025-10-11
   email_validator = throw "'email_validator' has been renamed to/replaced by 'email-validator'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   emailthreads = throw "'emailthreads' has been removed because the upstream repository was archived in 2024"; # Added 2026-04-09
-  embreex = throw "embreex has been removed, as it required embree2"; # added 2025-09-14
   enocean = throw "'enocean' was removed because Home Assistant switched to 'enocean-async'"; # added 2026-03-31
   eris = throw "eris has been removed due to a hostile upstream moving tags and breaking src FODs"; # Added 2025-09-01
   et_xmlfile = throw "'et_xmlfile' has been renamed to/replaced by 'et-xmlfile'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5d6657fb3a3b..697424104240 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4994,6 +4994,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   embrace = callPackage ../development/python-modules/embrace { };
 
+  embreex = callPackage ../development/python-modules/embreex { };
+
   emcee = callPackage ../development/python-modules/emcee { };
 
   emoji = callPackage ../development/python-modules/emoji { };