diff --git a/devel/Makefile b/devel/Makefile
index 982f8efe81c7..055246607c66 100644
--- a/devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/Makefile
@@ -5078,6 +5078,7 @@
     SUBDIR += py-readme-renderer
     SUBDIR += py-rebulk
     SUBDIR += py-rednose
+    SUBDIR += py-reedsolo
     SUBDIR += py-remote-pdb
     SUBDIR += py-repoze.lru
     SUBDIR += py-repoze.sphinx.autointerface
diff --git a/devel/py-reedsolo/Makefile b/devel/py-reedsolo/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd5a92166c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-reedsolo/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+PORTNAME=	reedsolo
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+DISTVERSION=	1.5.4
+CATEGORIES=	devel python
+PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
+
+MAINTAINER=	loader@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Pure-Python Reed Solomon encoder/decoder
+
+LICENSE=	PD
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose>=0:devel/py-nose@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}coverage>=0:devel/py-coverage@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
+USES=		python:3.6+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cython distutils
+
+GH_ACCOUNT=	tomerfiliba
+GH_PROJECT=	reedsolomon
+TEST_ENV+=	PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
+
+do-test:
+	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && \
+	${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} nosetests-${PYTHON_VER} --with-coverage -d -v
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-reedsolo/distinfo b/devel/py-reedsolo/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49824380bdc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-reedsolo/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1622099282
+SHA256 (tomerfiliba-reedsolomon-v1.5.4_GH0.tar.gz) = cbe74633d1e3ff0f3b9c44fac06dff3355c622e93d4a0cd85116c909932af665
+SIZE (tomerfiliba-reedsolomon-v1.5.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 283778
diff --git a/devel/py-reedsolo/pkg-descr b/devel/py-reedsolo/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..951c414e2788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-reedsolo/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+A pure-python universal errors-and-erasures Reed-Solomon Codec, based on
+the wonderful tutorial at wikiversity, written by "Bobmath" and "LRQ3000".
+
+WWW: https://github.com/tomerfiliba/reedsolomon