diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index d0daa186d7..46747d96b3 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ source "package/python-dpkt/Config.in"
 source "package/python-id3/Config.in"
 source "package/python-mad/Config.in"
 source "package/python-netifaces/Config.in"
+source "package/python-nfc/Config.in"
 source "package/python-pygame/Config.in"
 source "package/python-serial/Config.in"
 source "package/python-setuptools/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-nfc/Config.in b/package/python-nfc/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c928ba1f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-nfc/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_NFC
+	bool "python-nfc"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
+	help
+	  Python module for near field communication.
+
+	  https://launchpad.net/nfcpy
diff --git a/package/python-nfc/python-nfc-add-setup-py.patch b/package/python-nfc/python-nfc-add-setup-py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..307b749844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-nfc/python-nfc-add-setup-py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Add simple setup.py
+
+Having a setup.py allows to easily get the .py files compiled into
+.pyc, which is good because by default, Buildroot only keeps .pyc
+files on the target.
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+
+Index: b/setup.py
+===================================================================
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
++#!/usr/bin/env python
++
++from distutils.core import setup
++
++setup(name='NFC',
++      version='1.0',
++      description='Python NFC',
++      author='Stephen Tiedemann',
++      author_email='stephen.tiedemann@googlemail.com',
++      url='https://launchpad.net/nfcpy',
++      packages=['nfc', 'nfc/dev', 'nfc/llcp', 'nfc/ndef',
++                'nfc/npp', 'nfc/snep'],
++      )
diff --git a/package/python-nfc/python-nfc.mk b/package/python-nfc/python-nfc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90f7c4648e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-nfc/python-nfc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# python-nfc
+#
+#############################################################
+PYTHON_NFC_VERSION = 112
+PYTHON_NFC_SITE = https://launchpad.net/nfcpy
+PYTHON_NFC_SITE_METHOD = bzr
+PYTHON_NFC_DEPENDENCIES = python libusb libusb-compat
+
+define PYTHON_NFC_BUILD_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py build)
+endef
+
+define PYTHON_NFC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py install --prefix=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr)
+endef
+
+define PYTHON_NFC_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(RM) -r $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages/nfc/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))