diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 52a0bc7aa5..e27a80466f 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ menu "external python modules"
 	source "package/python-keyring/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-libconfig/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-mad/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-markdown/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-markupsafe/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-meld3/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-msgpack/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-markdown/Config.in b/package/python-markdown/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6706684142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-markdown/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MARKDOWN
+	bool "python-markdown"
+	# runtime dependency on Python's xml module
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	help
+	  This is a Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown
+
+	  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown
diff --git a/package/python-markdown/python-markdown.mk b/package/python-markdown/python-markdown.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..864825e369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-markdown/python-markdown.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-markdown
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_VERSION = 2.5.2
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_SOURCE = Markdown-$(PYTHON_MARKDOWN_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_SITE = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/Markdown
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.md
+PYTHON_MARKDOWN_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
+
+$(eval $(python-package))