diff --git a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/Manifest b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/Manifest
index 4cab0aa777..46c1dd70cb 100644
--- a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST uharfbuzz-0.26.0.gh.tar.gz 36596 BLAKE2B b57782f5de371e2062d6a764fde9d20ca4a47a388b22ac3d169cead66103d30af12888e9d8f0af0aea7c7dbb4a3b7e0f4411e049417efaf1d2e7562ef5a34875 SHA512 0b356ceaf1cc40c2318e495939d51db454852043ebac60cb7b2a7481c4de6540e66d7ccf47a9fe6c1d819bf8a54e572bdb5a0799c7818f61730b820bb210ac83
+DIST uharfbuzz-0.33.0.gh.tar.gz 38023 BLAKE2B 5cf2d8afc8174d5fb679a38fb4147ea15d753a4b2f745c194d6f75868f878a6ae22a0a3bb77b823eeafcdcda325f89ac69539767e2bc1217b88d594c561ea385 SHA512 dc1afdfd39750284544aa8bc244c36a4b60a99423d11d568759ac908fcc34eeb39e97089eba00524bc9dbe1604aab8c35bd40b98f7913016ad022832266e7145
diff --git a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/files/uharfbuzz-0.33.0-system-harfbuzz.patch b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/files/uharfbuzz-0.33.0-system-harfbuzz.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29085fa143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/files/uharfbuzz-0.33.0-system-harfbuzz.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index be115a3..ad34a47 100755
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+ with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+     long_description = f.read()
+ 
+-define_macros = [('HB_NO_MT', '1'), ('HB_EXPERIMENTAL_API', '1')]
++define_macros = [('HB_EXPERIMENTAL_API', '1')]
+ linetrace = False
+ if int(os.environ.get('CYTHON_LINETRACE', '0')):
+     linetrace = True
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if int(os.environ.get('CYTHON_LINETRACE', '0')):
+ 
+ extra_compile_args = []
+ extra_link_args = []
+-libraries = []
++libraries = ['harfbuzz', 'harfbuzz-subset']
+ if platform.system() != 'Windows':
+     extra_compile_args.append('-std=c++11')
+     define_macros.append(('HAVE_MMAP', '1'))
+@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
+ extension = Extension(
+     'uharfbuzz._harfbuzz',
+     define_macros=define_macros,
+-    include_dirs=['harfbuzz/src'],
++    include_dirs=['/usr/include/harfbuzz'],
+     sources=[
+         'src/uharfbuzz/_harfbuzz.pyx',
+-        'harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz.cc',
+-        'harfbuzz/src/hb-subset-repacker.cc',
+-        'harfbuzz/src/graph/gsubgpos-context.cc',
+         'src/uharfbuzz/_draw_test_funcs.cc',
+     ],
+     language='c++',
diff --git a/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.33.0.ebuild b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.33.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ea5af6284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/uharfbuzz/uharfbuzz-0.33.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..11} pypy3 )
+
+inherit distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Streamlined Cython bindings for the HarfBuzz shaping engine"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz"
+SRC_URI="https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.gh.tar.gz"
+
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+SLOT="0"
+
+RDEPEND=">=media-libs/harfbuzz-4.3.0[experimental(-)]"
+DEPEND="
+	${RDEPEND}
+	>=dev-python/cython-0.28.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	>=dev-python/setuptools_scm-2.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	>=dev-python/wheel-0.31[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+"
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-0.33.0-system-harfbuzz.patch" )
+
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+python_prepare_all() {
+	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
+	export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION="${PV%_*}"
+	export USE_SYSTEM_HARFBUZZ=1
+}