diff --git a/dev-python/blake3/blake3-1.0.8-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/blake3/blake3-1.0.8-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1769be858af71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/blake3/blake3-1.0.8-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# Copyright 2022-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+CARGO_OPTIONAL=1
+DISTUTILS_EXT=1
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=standalone
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
+
+RUST_MIN_VER="1.80.0"
+CRATES="
+	arrayref@0.3.9
+	arrayvec@0.7.6
+	autocfg@1.5.0
+	blake3@1.8.2
+	cc@1.2.39
+	cfg-if@1.0.3
+	constant_time_eq@0.3.1
+	crossbeam-deque@0.8.6
+	crossbeam-epoch@0.9.18
+	crossbeam-utils@0.8.21
+	either@1.15.0
+	find-msvc-tools@0.1.2
+	heck@0.5.0
+	hex@0.4.3
+	indoc@2.0.6
+	libc@0.2.176
+	memmap2@0.9.8
+	memoffset@0.9.1
+	once_cell@1.21.3
+	portable-atomic@1.11.1
+	proc-macro2@1.0.101
+	pyo3-build-config@0.26.0
+	pyo3-ffi@0.26.0
+	pyo3-macros-backend@0.26.0
+	pyo3-macros@0.26.0
+	pyo3@0.26.0
+	quote@1.0.41
+	rayon-core@1.13.0
+	rayon@1.11.0
+	shlex@1.3.0
+	syn@2.0.106
+	target-lexicon@0.13.3
+	unicode-ident@1.0.19
+	unindent@0.2.4
+"
+
+inherit cargo distutils-r1
+
+MY_P=blake3-py-${PV}
+DESCRIPTION="Python bindings for the BLAKE3 cryptographic hash function"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://github.com/oconnor663/blake3-py/
+	https://pypi.org/project/blake3/
+"
+SRC_URI="
+	https://github.com/oconnor663/blake3-py/archive/${PV}.tar.gz
+		-> ${MY_P}.gh.tar.gz
+	rust? (
+		${CARGO_CRATE_URIS}
+	)
+"
+S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
+
+LICENSE="
+	|| ( CC0-1.0 Apache-2.0 )
+	rust? (
+"
+# Dependent crate licenses
+LICENSE+="
+	Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exceptions BSD-2 MIT Unicode-3.0
+	|| ( Apache-2.0 CC0-1.0 MIT-0 )
+"
+LICENSE+="
+	)
+"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+IUSE="+rust"
+
+DEPEND="
+	!rust? ( dev-libs/blake3:= )
+"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	${DEPEND}
+	rust? (
+		${RUST_DEPEND}
+		dev-util/maturin[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	!rust? (
+		dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		dev-python/wheel[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	test? (
+		dev-python/numpy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	)
+"
+
+QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/lib.*/py.*/site-packages/blake3/blake3.*.so"
+
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	use rust && rust_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	# Do this unconditionally as it has sensible behaviour even
+	# w/ USE=-rust.
+	cargo_src_unpack
+}
+
+PATCHES=(
+	# Link against shared blake3 library. Bug 943281.
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-use-installed-library.patch"
+)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+
+	# sed the package name and version to improve compatibility
+	sed -e 's:blake3_experimental_c:blake3:' \
+		-e "s:0[.]0[.]1:${PV}:" \
+		-i c_impl/setup.py || die
+
+	# remove vendored C sources to ensure we don't use accidentally
+	rm -r c_impl/vendor || die
+}
+
+python_compile() {
+	local DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=$(usex rust maturin setuptools)
+
+	if ! use rust; then
+		export FORCE_SYSTEM_BLAKE3=1
+		cd c_impl || die
+	fi
+	distutils-r1_python_compile
+	if ! use rust; then
+		cd - >/dev/null || die
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/dev-python/blake3/files/blake3-1.0.8-use-installed-library.patch b/dev-python/blake3/files/blake3-1.0.8-use-installed-library.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f96470ad213e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/blake3/files/blake3-1.0.8-use-installed-library.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Link against shared blake3 library. Gentoo bug 943281.
+# Set FORCE_SYSTEM_BLAKE3=1 to force use of installed system library.
+
+diff --git a/c_impl/setup.py b/c_impl/setup.py
+index 417385b..2a664f0 100644
+--- a/c_impl/setup.py
++++ b/c_impl/setup.py
+@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ def is_aarch64():
+ def force_intrinsics():
+     return os.environ.get("FORCE_INTRINSICS") == "1"
+ 
++def force_system_blake3():
++    # force use of system library for blake3
++    return os.environ.get("FORCE_SYSTEM_BLAKE3") == "1"
+ 
+ def compile_x86_intrinsics():
+     object_files = []
+@@ -203,9 +206,17 @@ def prepare_extension():
+         "vendor/blake3_dispatch.c",
+         "vendor/blake3_portable.c",
+     ]
++    include_dirs=[
++        "vendor",
++    ],
++    extra_link_args = [ "-lblake3" ]
+     target = platform.machine()
+     extra_objects = []
+-    if is_macos():
++    if force_system_blake3():
++        print("using installed system library")
++        sources = sources[:1]
++        include_dirs = []
++    elif is_macos():
+         # On macOS we build a "universal" binary containing both x86 and ARM
+         # code.
+         extra_objects = compile_macos_universal_staticlib()
+@@ -239,10 +250,9 @@ def prepare_extension():
+     return setuptools.Extension(
+         "blake3",
+         sources=sources,
+-        include_dirs=[
+-            "vendor",
+-        ],
++        include_dirs=include_dirs,
+         extra_objects=extra_objects,
++        extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
+         define_macros=[
+             ("SETUP_PY_VERSION", escape_preprocessor_string(VERSION)),
+             ("SETUP_PY_DESCRIPTION", escape_preprocessor_string(DESCRIPTION)),