diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/kernels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kernels/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4fb9cf0308b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kernels/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  huggingface-hub,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "kernels";
+  version = "0.6.2";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "huggingface";
+    repo = "kernels";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Akd1gbWcWfxkrhdN6NQ8qRDPRFAPuqy7a3bj2Z+BxF4=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    huggingface-hub
+  ];
+
+  # Tests require pervasive internet access
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "kernels" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Load compute kernels from the Huggingface Hub";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/huggingface/kernels";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/huggingface/kernels/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ osbm ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5d3262b216a4..2831aea2b237 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7590,6 +7590,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   kerberos = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kerberos { };
 
+  kernels = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kernels { };
+
   kestra = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kestra { };
 
   keyboard = callPackage ../development/python-modules/keyboard { };