diff --git a/packages/python/system/configobj/build b/packages/python/system/configobj/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3d37a7f15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/system/configobj/build
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+export PYTHONXCPREFIX="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr"
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib"
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+python setup.py build --cross-compile
+python setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --prefix /usr --root .install
+
+find .install -name "*.py" -exec rm -rf "{}" ";"
+find .install -name "*.pyo" -exec rm -rf "{}" ";"
+
+rm -rf .install/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/python/system/configobj/install b/packages/python/system/configobj/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a9c8b9924b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/system/configobj/install
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.install/* $INSTALL
diff --git a/packages/python/system/configobj/meta b/packages/python/system/configobj/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1069b8b3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/system/configobj/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="configobj"
+PKG_VERSION="4.7.2"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html"
+PKG_URL="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/configobj/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS="Python distribute"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain Python distribute distutilscross"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="python/system"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="configobj: a simple but powerful config file reader and writer"
+PKG_LONGDESC="ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/packages/python/system/configobj/patches/configobj-4.7.2-setuptools-0.1.patch b/packages/python/system/configobj/patches/configobj-4.7.2-setuptools-0.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9141114ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/system/configobj/patches/configobj-4.7.2-setuptools-0.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur configobj-4.7.2/setup.py configobj-4.7.2.patch/setup.py
+--- configobj-4.7.2/setup.py	2010-03-02 00:18:36.000000000 +0100
++++ configobj-4.7.2.patch/setup.py	2011-02-19 13:56:40.861322489 +0100
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
+ # http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/license.shtml
+ 
+ import sys
+-from distutils.core import setup
++from setuptools import setup
+ from configobj import __version__ as VERSION
+ 
+ NAME = 'configobj'