diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcan/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72fead1ef8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastcan/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  cython,
+  meson-python,
+  numpy,
+  setuptools,
+
+  # nativeBuildInputs
+  pkg-config,
+
+  # dependencies
+  scikit-learn,
+
+  # tests
+  pytestCheckHook,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastcan";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "scikit-learn-contrib";
+    repo = "fastcan";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-1ncdzBMJYEwTkpLXS64g+SaEbsiYslX7zN4xbGjUsAA=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    cython
+    meson-python
+    numpy
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  dependencies = [ scikit-learn ];
+
+  # Prevent pytest from importing the required python modules from the source instead of $out
+  preCheck = ''
+    rm -f fastcan/__init__.py
+    echo "" > fastcan/narx/__init__.py
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fastcan" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Library for fast canonical-correlation-based search algorithm";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/fastcan";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/scikit-learn-contrib/fastcan/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ daspk04 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e1564a7a7234..e45622952ab8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5236,6 +5236,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   fastcache = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcache { };
 
+  fastcan = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcan { };
+
   fastcore = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcore { };
 
   fastcrc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastcrc { };