diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdtw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdtw/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb75a599d03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastdtw/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
+, cython
+, numpy
+  # Check Inputs
+, pytestCheckHook
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastdtw";
+  version = "0.3.4";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "slaypni";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0irc5x4ahfp7f7q4ic97qa898s2awi0vdjznahxrfjirn8b157dw";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # Removes outdated cythonized C++ file, which doesn't match CPython. Will be auto-used if left.
+    # Remove when PR 40 merged
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/slaypni/fastdtw/pull/40.patch";
+      sha256 = "0xjma0h84bk1n32wgk99rwfc85scp187a7fykhnylmcc73ppal9q";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cython
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fastdtw.fastdtw" ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;  # looks for pytest-runner
+  preCheck = ''
+    echo "Temporarily moving tests to $OUT to find cython modules"
+    export PACKAGEDIR=$out/${python.sitePackages}
+    cp -r $TMP/source/tests $PACKAGEDIR
+    pushd $PACKAGEDIR
+  '';
+  postCheck = ''
+    rm -rf tests
+    popd
+  '';
+
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python implementation of FastDTW (Dynamic Time Warping)";
+    longDescription = ''
+      FastDTW is an approximate Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) algorithm that provides
+      optimal or near-optimal alignments with an O(N) time and memory complexity.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://github.com/slaypni/fastdtw";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ drewrisinger ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3b5e60ae9607..b9a6fc9f448e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2647,6 +2647,8 @@ in {
 
   Fabric = callPackage ../development/python-modules/Fabric { };
 
+  fastdtw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdtw { };
+
   faulthandler = if ! isPy3k
     then callPackage ../development/python-modules/faulthandler {}
     else throw "faulthandler is built into ${python.executable}";