diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 3ab87cf461..729df7a38a 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ menu "external python modules"
 	source "package/python-pypcap/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyqt/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pyro/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-pyroute2/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pysendfile/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pysnmp/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-pysnmp-apps/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in b/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f13ab2c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYROUTE2
+	bool "python-pyroute2"
+	help
+	  Python netlink library - Linux network / netns / wireless /
+	  ipset configuration.
+
+	  https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2
diff --git a/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61de1957c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# python-pyroute2
+#
+#############################################################
+
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_VERSION = 16a8aced82c65b94eb9e15a7d773a3256763d155
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SITE = $(call github,svinota,pyroute2,$(PYTHON_PYROUTE2_VERSION))
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 or GPLv2+
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.Apache.v2 LICENSE.GPL.v2 README.license.md
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_DEPENDENCIES = host-gawk
+
+# this hook is needed to create setup.py from setup.py.in
+define PYTHON_PYROUTE2_CREATE_SETUP_PY
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) update-version
+endef
+
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += PYTHON_PYROUTE2_CREATE_SETUP_PY
+
+$(eval $(python-package))