diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fdint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fdint/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..869e26d675a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fdint/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, cython
+, numpy
+, python
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "2.0.2";
+  pname = "fdint";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "30db139684d362652670e2cd3206b5dd7b3b93b86c3aff37f4b4fd4a3f98aead";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cython ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+
+  # tests not included with pypi release
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} -m fdint.tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/scott-maddox/fdint;
+    description = "A free, open-source python package for quickly and precisely approximating Fermi-Dirac integrals";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 30e23885f14..437c1b94749 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ in {
 
   fire = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fire { };
 
+  fdint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fdint { };
+
   fuse = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fuse-python { fuse = pkgs.fuse; };
 
   genanki = callPackage ../development/python-modules/genanki { };