diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f752f703bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+, curl-impersonate-chrome
+, cffi
+, certifi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "curl-cffi";
+  version = "0.6.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "yifeikong";
+    repo = "curl_cffi";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-VeBh5wp/VEMDGR2YK06w34hBv9qHIyA+EiZHrhEhAGw=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    ./use-system-libs.patch
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    curl-impersonate-chrome
+  ];
+
+  format = "pyproject";
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cffi
+  ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cffi
+    certifi
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "curl_cffi" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python binding for curl-impersonate via cffi";
+    homepage = "https://curl-cffi.readthedocs.io";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ chuangzhu ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/use-system-libs.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/use-system-libs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d044873e461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curl-cffi/use-system-libs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
+index b705a0d..9bfcaab 100644
+--- a/scripts/build.py
++++ b/scripts/build.py
+@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ def get_curl_libraries():
+ ffibuilder = FFI()
+ system = platform.system()
+ root_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+-download_libcurl()
+ 
+ 
+ ffibuilder.set_source(
+@@ -114,9 +113,7 @@ ffibuilder.set_source(
+         #include "shim.h"
+     """,
+     # FIXME from `curl-impersonate`
+-    libraries=get_curl_libraries(),
+-    extra_objects=get_curl_archives(),
+-    library_dirs=[arch["libdir"]],
++    libraries=["curl-impersonate-chrome"],
+     source_extension=".c",
+     include_dirs=[
+         str(root_dir / "include"),
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl-impersonate/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl-impersonate/default.nix
index 2ea3ac6a09a2..53db8a622080 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl-impersonate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl-impersonate/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ let
     pname = "curl-impersonate-${name}";
     version = "0.6.1";
 
+    outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "lwthiker";
       repo = "curl-impersonate";
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ let
 
       # Install zsh and fish completions
       installShellCompletion $TMPDIR/curl-impersonate-${name}.{zsh,fish}
+
+      # Install headers
+      make -C curl-*/include install
     '';
 
     preFixup = let
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5bc4ada81896..6da27c72faa7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2636,6 +2636,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   curlify = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curlify { };
 
+  curl-cffi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curl-cffi { };
+
   curtsies = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curtsies { };
 
   curve25519-donna = callPackage ../development/python-modules/curve25519-donna { };