diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index a884de1d5..3316d0fe6 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ source "package/python/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 menu "external python modules"
 source "package/python-bottle/Config.in"
+source "package/python-configobj/Config.in"
 source "package/python-crc16/Config.in"
 source "package/python-dialog/Config.in"
 source "package/python-dpkt/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-configobj/Config.in b/package/python-configobj/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc57e26f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-configobj/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ
+	bool "python-configobj"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	help
+	  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.
+
+	  http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html
diff --git a/package/python-configobj/python-configobj.mk b/package/python-configobj/python-configobj.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5211b1d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-configobj/python-configobj.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-configobj
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_VERSION = 4.7.2
+PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_SOURCE = configobj-$(PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_SITE = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/configobj
+PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+# License only mentioned in the source
+PYTHON_CONFIGOBJ_SETUP_TYPE = distutils
+
+$(eval $(python-package))