diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrap/flit-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrap/flit-core/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab9e52538d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrap/flit-core/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, python
+, flit-core
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "${python.libPrefix}-bootstrap-${flit-core.pname}";
+  inherit (flit-core) version src patches meta;
+
+  sourceRoot = "source/flit_core";
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    ${python.interpreter} -m flit_core.wheel
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    ${python.interpreter} bootstrap_install.py dist/flit_core-*.whl \
+      --install-root "$out" --installdir "/${python.sitePackages}"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b9b815ffadc9..fd86e596d860 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 self: super: with self; {
 
+  bootstrap = lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
+    flit-core = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/bootstrap/flit-core { });
+  };
+
   bootstrapped-pip = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip { });
 
   setuptools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/setuptools { };