diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/highctidh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/highctidh/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..446681574df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/highctidh/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  fetchFromGitea,
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "highctidh";
+  version = "1.0.2025051200";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitea {
+    domain = "codeberg.org";
+    owner = "vula";
+    repo = "highctidh";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-wGJv9UHAFfCOpTrr8THVk0DC+JUtj3gYYOf6o3EaSqg=";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "${src.name}/src";
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "highctidh"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Fork of high-ctidh as as a portable shared library with Python bindings";
+    homepage = "https://codeberg.org/vula/highctidh";
+    license = lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    teams = with lib.teams; [ ngi ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      lorenzleutgeb
+      mightyiam
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 19301935aec2..366ee388f55b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6424,6 +6424,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   hieroglyph = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hieroglyph { };
 
+  highctidh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/highctidh { };
+
   highdicom = callPackage ../development/python-modules/highdicom { };
 
   highspy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/highspy { };