diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 4b04f90ccb..a52a8cfa38 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1487,7 +1487,10 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_zfs.py
 N:	José Pekkarinen <jose.pekkarinen@unikie.com>
 F:	package/alfred/
 F:	package/bmx7/
+F:	package/python-aexpect/
 F:	package/softhsm2/
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_aexpect.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_aexpect.py
 
 N:	Joseph Kogut <joseph.kogut@gmail.com>
 F:	package/at-spi2-atk/
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 9f4ab72a80..cb15574746 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ endif
 if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 menu "External python modules"
 	source "package/python-aenum/Config.in"
+	source "package/python-aexpect/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-aioblescan/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-aiocoap/Config.in"
 	source "package/python-aioconsole/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-aexpect/Config.in b/package/python-aexpect/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eddba8e0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-aexpect/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_AEXPECT
+	bool "python-aexpect"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SIX # runtime
+	help
+	  Aexpect.
+
+	  http://avocado-framework.github.io/
diff --git a/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.hash b/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efe4f55fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/aexpect/json
+md5  d37473ff0024c15938bfe86a543537e6  aexpect-1.6.4.tar.gz
+sha256  3998aa84ae54963fd59488f0caa533f6edbb31bc6cb842da09b041cbad56ad88  aexpect-1.6.4.tar.gz
+# Locally computed sha256 checksums
+sha256  7be26abf35e531a226dc742d2379d42d372cb61f027a6e26477c0e2f1a03bfcb  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.mk b/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b5e165135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-aexpect/python-aexpect.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-aexpect
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_VERSION = 1.6.4
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_SOURCE = aexpect-$(PYTHON_AEXPECT_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3b/22/f87ffa70348dde4597d9314995be89c8d4c7728260033b972a8d691e3f7d
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
+PYTHON_AEXPECT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+$(eval $(python-package))
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_aexpect.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_aexpect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a31a17bd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_aexpect.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import aexpect
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_aexpect.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_aexpect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b018399b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_python_aexpect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from tests.package.test_python import TestPythonPackageBase
+
+
+class TestPythonPy3Aexpect(TestPythonPackageBase):
+    __test__ = True
+    config = TestPythonPackageBase.config + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_AEXPECT=y
+        """
+    sample_scripts = ["tests/package/sample_python_aexpect.py"]
+    timeout = 30