diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/build b/packages/network/avahi/build
index 70277a398e..7c35834b9e 100755
--- a/packages/network/avahi/build
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/build
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ ac_cv_func_chroot=no \
             --disable-dbm \
             --disable-gdbm \
             --enable-libdaemon \
-            --disable-python \
+            --enable-python \
             --disable-pygtk \
-            --disable-python-dbus \
+            --enable-python-dbus \
             --disable-mono \
             --disable-monodoc \
             --enable-autoipd \
diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/install b/packages/network/avahi/install
index 48216d6aa1..1f83083247 100755
--- a/packages/network/avahi/install
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/install
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+PYTHON_LIB_DIR=`ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*`
+
 add_user avahi x 495 495 "avahi-daemon" "/var/run/avahi-daemon" "/bin/sh"
 add_group avahi 495
 
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/avahi/services
     cp $PKG_BUILD/avahi-daemon/sftp-ssh.service $INSTALL/etc/avahi/services
   fi
 
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/system.d
   cp $PKG_BUILD/avahi-daemon/avahi-dbus.conf $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/system.d
 
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
   cp -P $PKG_BUILD/avahi-client/.libs/*.so*[.0-9] $INSTALL/usr/lib/
   cp -P $PKG_BUILD/avahi-compat-libdns_sd/.libs/*.so*[.0-9] $INSTALL/usr/lib/
 
+mkdir -p $PYTHON_LIB_DIR/site-packages/avahi
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/avahi-python/avahi/*.py $PYTHON_LIB_DIR/site-packages/avahi
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/avahi
   cp $PKG_BUILD/service-type-database/service-types $INSTALL/usr/share/avahi
   cp $PKG_BUILD/avahi-daemon/avahi-service.dtd $INSTALL/usr/share/avahi
diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/meta b/packages/network/avahi/meta
index e3644f222a..e8a3004684 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/meta
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://avahi.org/"
 PKG_URL="http://www.avahi.org/download/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="expat libdaemon dbus connman"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain expat libdaemon dbus"
+PKG_DEPENDS="Python expat libdaemon dbus connman dbus-python"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain Python expat libdaemon dbus dbus-python"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="avahi: A Zeroconf mDNS/DNS-SD responder"