diff --git a/package/python3/Config.in b/package/python3/Config.in
index cfc08bad86..423e5daabb 100644
--- a/package/python3/Config.in
+++ b/package/python3/Config.in
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB
 	help
 	  zlib support in Python3
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZSTD
+	bool "zstd module"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZSTD
+	help
+	  zstd support in Python3
+
 endmenu
 
 endif
diff --git a/package/python3/python3.mk b/package/python3/python3.mk
index 31b5a4500e..8195f4fd83 100644
--- a/package/python3/python3.mk
+++ b/package/python3/python3.mk
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ else
 PYTHON3_CONF_ENV += py_cv_module_zlib=n/a
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZSTD),y)
+PYTHON3_DEPENDENCIES += zstd
+else
+PYTHON3_CONF_ENV += py_cv_module__zstd=n/a
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_OSSAUDIODEV),y)
 PYTHON3_CONF_ENV += py_cv_module_ossaudiodev=n/a
 endif