diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics-basix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics-basix/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d48c7082805d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics-basix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  scikit-build-core,
+  nanobind,
+  cmake,
+  ninja,
+  pkg-config,
+  blas,
+  lapack,
+  numpy,
+  sympy,
+  scipy,
+  matplotlib,
+  fenics-ufl,
+  pytest-xdist,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fenics-basix";
+  version = "0.9.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "fenics";
+    repo = "basix";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-jLQMDt6zdl+oixd5Qevn4bvxBsXpTNcbH2Os6TC9sRQ=";
+  };
+
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
+  build-system = [
+    scikit-build-core
+    nanobind
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    blas
+    lapack
+  ];
+
+  # Prefer finding BLAS and LAPACK via pkg-config.
+  # Avoid using the Accelerate.framework from the Darwin SDK.
+  # Also, avoid mistaking BLAS for LAPACK.
+  env.CMAKE_ARGS = lib.cmakeBool "BLA_PREFER_PKGCONFIG" true;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "basix"
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    sympy
+    scipy
+    matplotlib
+    fenics-ufl
+    pytest-xdist
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://fenicsproject.org";
+    downloadPage = "https://github.com/fenics/basix";
+    description = "Finite element definition and tabulation runtime library";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/fenics/basix/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ qbisi ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cb008fa244ec..17f2ac93399d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4859,6 +4859,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   fenics = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fenics { hdf5 = pkgs.hdf5_1_10; };
 
+  fenics-basix = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fenics-basix { };
+
   fenics-ufl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fenics-ufl { };
 
   ffcv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ffcv { };