diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/manifold3d/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/manifold3d/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62852fe60a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/manifold3d/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  python,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  scikit-build-core,
+  cmake,
+  ninja,
+  nanobind,
+  pkg-config,
+  numpy,
+  clipper2,
+  tbb,
+  glm,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  trimesh,
+}:
+
+let
+  # archived library, but manifold3d has removed this on master
+  thrust-src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "NVIDIA";
+    repo = "thrust";
+    rev = "refs/tags/2.1.0";
+    hash = "sha256-U9WgRZva7R/bNOF5VZTvIwIQDQDD3/bRO08j2TPLl9Q=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+in
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "manifold3d";
+  version = "2.5.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "elalish";
+    repo = "manifold";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-0zjS4ygt85isP1jyiTCeD/umhQ8ffIN+u2CeLeybX9U=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
+  build-system = [
+    scikit-build-core
+    cmake
+    ninja
+    nanobind
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glm
+    tbb
+    clipper2
+  ];
+
+  env.SKBUILD_CMAKE_DEFINE = "FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_THRUST=${thrust-src}";
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    trimesh
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} bindings/python/examples/run_all.py
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "manifold3d"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Geometry library for topological robustness";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/elalish/manifold";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/elalish/manifold/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pbsds ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 796b68fc8a0f..a99978b2eec4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7609,6 +7609,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   manifest-ml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/manifest-ml { };
 
+  manifold3d = callPackage ../development/python-modules/manifold3d { };
+
   manifestoo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/manifestoo { };
 
   manifestoo-core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/manifestoo-core { };