diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcce1668bba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+  protobuf,
+  libffi,
+  callPackage,
+  librusty_v8 ? callPackage ./librusty_v8.nix { },
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "vl-convert-python";
+  version = "1.7.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vega";
+    repo = "vl-convert";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-dmfY05i5nCiM2felvBcSuVyY8G70HhpJP3KrRGQ7wq8=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [ ./libffi-sys-system-feature.patch ];
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit src;
+    name = "${pname}-${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-t952WH6zq7POVvdX3fI7kXXfPiaAXjfsvoqI/aq5Fn0=";
+  };
+
+  buildAndTestSubdir = "vl-convert-python";
+
+  env.RUSTY_V8_ARCHIVE = librusty_v8;
+
+  build-system = [
+    rustPlatform.maturinBuildHook
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ protobuf ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libffi ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "vl_convert" ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version-regex"
+      "vl-convert-python@(.*)"
+    ];
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Utilities for converting Vega-Lite specs from the command line and Python";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/vega/vl-convert";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/vega/vl-convert/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ antonmosich ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/libffi-sys-system-feature.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/libffi-sys-system-feature.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb86dd292cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/libffi-sys-system-feature.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff --git a/vl-convert-python/Cargo.toml b/vl-convert-python/Cargo.toml
+index 3d24fa4..25020db 100644
+--- a/vl-convert-python/Cargo.toml
++++ b/vl-convert-python/Cargo.toml
+@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ lazy_static = { workspace = true }
+ futures = { workspace = true }
+ pythonize = { workspace = true }
+ tokio = { workspace = true }
++
++libffi = { version = "3.2.0", features = ["system"] }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/librusty_v8.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/librusty_v8.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53aaf4910485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vl-convert-python/librusty_v8.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+}:
+
+let
+  fetch_librusty_v8 =
+    args:
+    fetchurl {
+      name = "librusty_v8-${args.version}";
+      url = "https://github.com/denoland/rusty_v8/releases/download/v${args.version}/librusty_v8_release_${stdenv.hostPlatform.rust.rustcTarget}.a.gz";
+      sha256 = args.shas.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system};
+      meta = {
+        inherit (args) version;
+        sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
+      };
+    };
+in
+fetch_librusty_v8 {
+  version = "0.105.1";
+  shas = {
+    x86_64-linux = "sha256-f7aDA74Jn2h4rp9sACGHX4DBbN6yevgWCEKdfI1fJDU=";
+    aarch64-linux = "sha256-vuEP7in+A/PrBXSunRq1SC77dOuMiScsKcA712AuNuk=";
+    x86_64-darwin = "sha256-sNe2VCwZvy64jdbPwx7pZ91fFRv1xosOcGiAtSPbt8A=";
+    aarch64-darwin = "sha256-GmwTJADMxArwOvRN/w5KVmWGc1+WfraBc/wWe7dxHMg=";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 366ee388f55b..256f47de64f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18989,6 +18989,10 @@ self: super: with self; {
     inherit (pkgs.libsForQt5) wrapQtAppsHook;
   };
 
+  vl-convert-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vl-convert-python {
+    inherit (pkgs) protobuf;
+  };
+
   vllm = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vllm { };
 
   vmprof = callPackage ../development/python-modules/vmprof { };