diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 0a6c2477d2..1c13416baf 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -912,6 +912,7 @@ menu "External python modules"
 	source "package/python-pygments/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyicu/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyinotify/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-pyjwt/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pylibftdi/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pylru/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pymodbus/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-pyjwt/Config.in b/package/python-pyjwt/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50d818d8e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pyjwt/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYJWT
+	bool "python-pyjwt"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	help
+	  JSON Web Token implementation in Python.
+
+	  https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt
diff --git a/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.hash b/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88694747c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sha256	8d59a976fb773f3e6a39c85636357c4f0e242707394cadadd9814f5cbaa20e96  PyJWT-1.7.1.tar.gz
+
diff --git a/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.mk b/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb74df48de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pyjwt/python-pyjwt.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-pyjwt
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_PYJWT_VERSION = 1.7.2
+PYTHON_PYJWT_SOURCE = PyJWT-$(PYTHON_PYJWT_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_PYJWT_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2f/38/ff37a24c0243c5f45f5798bd120c0f873eeed073994133c084e1cf13b95c
+PYTHON_PYJWT_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_PYJWT_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
+PYTHON_PYJWT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
+
+$(eval $(python-package))