diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcore/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4783b8d33c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcore/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, packaging
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastcore";
+  version = "1.3.27";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "fastai";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-ogCNDh18FHP9KY0q0BIbsjPH5vGGioGh4FFUUb3c3Jc=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    packaging
+  ];
+
+  # Module has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "fastcore"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python module for Fast AI";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/fastai/fastcore";
+    license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 679625d51a6c..0c29df70d3da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2680,6 +2680,8 @@ in {
 
   fastcache = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcache { };
 
+  fastcore = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcore { };
+
   fastdiff = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdiff { };
 
   fastdtw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdtw { };