diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index cab93826fc..a37e519609 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ menu "external python modules"
 	source "package/python-setuptools/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-simplejson/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-six/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-spidev/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-thrift/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-tornado/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-twisted/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-spidev/Config.in b/package/python-spidev/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8540d55469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-spidev/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SPIDEV
+	bool "python-spidev"
+	help
+	  Python module for interfacing with SPI devices from user
+	  space via the spidev linux kernel driver.
+
+	  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/spidev
diff --git a/package/python-spidev/python-spidev.mk b/package/python-spidev/python-spidev.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14103f32c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-spidev/python-spidev.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-spidev
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_VERSION = 3.0
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_SOURCE = spidev-$(PYTHON_SPIDEV_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_SITE = https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/spidev
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_LICENSE = GPLv2
+PYTHON_SPIDEV_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
+
+$(eval $(python-package))