diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdownload/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdownload/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a60a7042986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdownload/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, fastprogress
+, fastcore
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastdownload";
+  version = "0.0.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-1ayb0zx8rFKDgqlq/tVVLqDkh47T5jofHt53r8bWr30=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ fastprogress fastcore ];
+
+  # no real tests
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fastdownload" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/fastai/fastdownload";
+    description = "Easily download, verify, and extract archives";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rxiao ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6c6eb15d0332..c556abe6372d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3269,6 +3269,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   fastdiff = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdiff { };
 
+  fastdownload = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdownload { };
+
   fastdtw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdtw { };
 
   fastecdsa = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastecdsa { };