diff --git a/cores/litex.nix b/cores/litex.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f14921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cores/litex.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, python3Packages, nmigen }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonPackage {
+  name = "litex";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "git://github.com/enjoy-digital/litex.git";
+    rev = "33d7cc5fc81cc7785be217f64d756db6092aeff6";
+    sha256 = "1qpbkn9440175qm5myaalv3nr2sq4fhpz6dicgjv62j907w05wnv";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  patchPhase =
+    ''
+    # those won't be supported
+    rm -rf litex/gen
+    rm -rf litex/build
+    rm -rf litex/boards
+    rm test/test_targets.py
+
+    # may be supported later
+    rm -rf litex/soc/integration
+
+    # FIXME: this spews out a lot of irrelevant "pattern doesn't match anything" warnings
+    for file in `find test litex -name "*.py"`; do
+      substituteInPlace "$file" \
+        --replace "from migen.util.misc import xdir" "from litex.compat import xdir" \
+        --replace "from migen.genlib.roundrobin import *" "from litex.roundrobin import *" \
+        --replace "from migen.genlib import roundrobin" "from litex import roundrobin" \
+        --replace "migen.genlib.misc" "litex.misc" \
+        --replace "migen.fhdl.tracer" "litex.compat" \
+        --replace migen nmigen.compat
+    done
+
+    # BufferizeEndpoints is actually not used anywhere in LiteX, but breaks due to no ModuleTransformer
+    substituteInPlace litex/soc/interconnect/stream.py --replace ModuleTransformer object
+    # this import is not required
+    substituteInPlace litex/soc/interconnect/stream_packet.py --replace "from litex.gen import *" ""
+    # we do not need the alternative simulator
+    substituteInPlace test/test_axi.py --replace "from litex.gen.sim import *" ""
+
+    cat > litex/compat.py << EOF
+    from nmigen.compat import *
+    from nmigen.tracer import get_var_name
+
+    def xdir(obj, return_values=False):
+      for attr in dir(obj):
+        if attr[:2] != "__" and attr[-2:] != "__":
+            if return_values:
+                yield attr, getattr(obj, attr)
+            else:
+                yield attr
+
+    def get_obj_var_name(name):
+      if name is None:
+        return get_var_name()
+      else:
+        return name
+    EOF
+
+    cat > litex/roundrobin.py << EOF
+    from nmigen.compat import *
+
+    (SP_WITHDRAW, SP_CE) = range(2)
+
+    class RoundRobin(Module):
+        def __init__(self, n, switch_policy=SP_WITHDRAW):
+            self.request = Signal(n)
+            self.grant = Signal(max=max(2, n))
+            self.switch_policy = switch_policy
+            if self.switch_policy == SP_CE:
+                self.ce = Signal()
+
+            ###
+
+            if n > 1:
+                cases = {}
+                for i in range(n):
+                    switch = []
+                    for j in reversed(range(i+1, i+n)):
+                        t = j % n
+                        switch = [
+                            If(self.request[t],
+                                self.grant.eq(t)
+                            ).Else(
+                                *switch
+                            )
+                        ]
+                    if self.switch_policy == SP_WITHDRAW:
+                        case = [If(~self.request[i], *switch)]
+                    else:
+                        case = switch
+                    cases[i] = case
+                statement = Case(self.grant, cases)
+                if self.switch_policy == SP_CE:
+                    statement = If(self.ce, statement)
+                self.sync += statement
+            else:
+                self.comb += self.grant.eq(0)
+    EOF
+
+    cat > litex/misc.py << EOF
+    from nmigen.compat import *
+
+    def split(v, *counts):
+      r = []
+      offset = 0
+      for n in counts:
+          if n != 0:
+              r.append(v[offset:offset+n])
+          else:
+              r.append(None)
+          offset += n
+      return tuple(r)
+
+
+    def displacer(signal, shift, output, n=None, reverse=False):
+        if shift is None:
+            return output.eq(signal)
+        if n is None:
+            n = 2**len(shift)
+        w = len(signal)
+        if reverse:
+            r = reversed(range(n))
+        else:
+            r = range(n)
+        l = [Replicate(shift == i, w) & signal for i in r]
+        return output.eq(Cat(*l))
+
+
+    def chooser(signal, shift, output, n=None, reverse=False):
+        if shift is None:
+            return output.eq(signal)
+        if n is None:
+            n = 2**len(shift)
+        w = len(output)
+        cases = {}
+        for i in range(n):
+            if reverse:
+                s = n - i - 1
+            else:
+                s = i
+            cases[i] = [output.eq(signal[s*w:(s+1)*w])]
+        return Case(shift, cases).makedefault()
+
+
+    def timeline(trigger, events):
+        lastevent = max([e[0] for e in events])
+        counter = Signal(max=lastevent+1)
+
+        counterlogic = If(counter != 0,
+            counter.eq(counter + 1)
+        ).Elif(trigger,
+            counter.eq(1)
+        )
+        # insert counter reset if it doesn't naturally overflow
+        # (test if lastevent+1 is a power of 2)
+        if (lastevent & (lastevent + 1)) != 0:
+            counterlogic = If(counter == lastevent,
+                counter.eq(0)
+            ).Else(
+                counterlogic
+            )
+
+        def get_cond(e):
+            if e[0] == 0:
+                return trigger & (counter == 0)
+            else:
+                return counter == e[0]
+        sync = [If(get_cond(e), *e[1]) for e in events]
+        sync.append(counterlogic)
+        return sync
+
+
+    class WaitTimer(Module):
+        def __init__(self, t):
+            self.wait = Signal()
+            self.done = Signal()
+
+            # # #
+
+            count = Signal(bits_for(t), reset=t)
+            self.comb += self.done.eq(count == 0)
+            self.sync += \
+                If(self.wait,
+                    If(~self.done, count.eq(count - 1))
+                ).Else(count.eq(count.reset))
+
+
+    class BitSlip(Module):
+        def __init__(self, dw):
+            self.i = Signal(dw)
+            self.o = Signal(dw)
+            self.value = Signal(max=dw)
+
+            # # #
+
+            r = Signal(2*dw)
+            self.sync += r.eq(Cat(r[dw:], self.i))
+            cases = {}
+            for i in range(dw):
+                cases[i] = self.o.eq(r[i:dw+i])
+            self.sync += Case(self.value, cases)
+
+    EOF
+    '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.pyserial nmigen ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Partial LiteX cores and tools (via nMigen compatibility mode)";
+    homepage    = "http://enjoy-digital.fr";
+    license     = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.sb0 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 7bcda84..263d633 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ rec {
       name = "vexriscv-small";
       scalaToRun = "vexriscv.demo.GenSmallAndProductive";
     };
+    litex = pkgs.callPackage ./cores/litex.nix { inherit nmigen; };
 
     heavycomps = pkgs.callPackage ./heavycomps.nix { inherit nmigen; };