diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 10048ce892..e3106412cd 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -881,6 +881,7 @@ menu "External python modules"
 	source "package/python-pyxb/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyyaml/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyzmq/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-redis/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-requests/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-requests-toolbelt/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-rpi-gpio/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-redis/Config.in b/package/python-redis/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e396ba0d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-redis/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_REDIS
+	bool "python-redis"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	help
+	  Python driver for Redis
+
diff --git a/package/python-redis/python-redis.mk b/package/python-redis/python-redis.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31475ca463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-redis/python-redis.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-redis
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_REDIS_VERSION = 2.10.6
+PYTHON_REDIS_SOURCE = redis-$(PYTHON_REDIS_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_REDIS_SITE = https://pypi.python.org/packages/09/8d/6d34b75326bf96d4139a2ddd8e74b80840f800a0a79f9294399e212cb9a7
+PYTHON_REDIS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+
+$(eval $(python-package))
+