diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vharfbuzz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vharfbuzz/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb953a0e7be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vharfbuzz/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, fonttools
+, pythonImportsCheckHook
+, uharfbuzz
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "vharfbuzz";
+  version = "0.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-uDX2fYqxV4wmAAIMfA3dBohWmq1N0VurSTEFOjSRpmY=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    fonttools
+    uharfbuzz
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonImportsCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  # Package has no tests.
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "vharfbuzz" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Utility for removing hinting data from TrueType and OpenType fonts";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/source-foundry/dehinter";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ danc86 ];
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d4d20634c636..be62369c35ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15569,6 +15569,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   vg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vg { };
 
+  vharfbuzz = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vharfbuzz { };
+
   videocr = callPackage ../development/python-modules/videocr { };
 
   vidstab = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vidstab { };