diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastjsonschema/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastjsonschema/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b49f31e40221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastjsonschema/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchFromGitHub
+  # Check inputs
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fastjsonschema";
+  version = "2.14.4";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "horejsek";
+    repo = "python-fastjsonschema";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+    sha256 = "0c3q31lqzrc52gacnqc271k5952qbyl0z4kagsqvl7fiwk84hqlz";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;
+  disabledTests = [
+    "benchmark"
+
+    # these tests require network access
+    "remote ref"
+    "definitions"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Fast JSON schema validator for Python.";
+    homepage = "https://horejsek.github.io/python-fastjsonschema/";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ drewrisinger ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8def0f62a2f1..2cb35333656c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2761,6 +2761,8 @@ in {
 
   fastdtw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastdtw { };
 
+  fastjsonschema = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fastjsonschema { };
+
   faulthandler = if ! isPy3k
     then callPackage ../development/python-modules/faulthandler {}
     else throw "faulthandler is built into ${python.executable}";