diff --git a/package/python-regex/python-regex.mk b/package/python-regex/python-regex.mk
index aea967c9ed..8a527c8ee7 100644
--- a/package/python-regex/python-regex.mk
+++ b/package/python-regex/python-regex.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
+# Please keep in sync with package/python3-regex/python3-regex.mk
 PYTHON_REGEX_VERSION = 2020.2.20
 PYTHON_REGEX_SOURCE = regex-$(PYTHON_REGEX_VERSION).tar.gz
 PYTHON_REGEX_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e8/76/8ac7f467617b9cfbafcef3c76df6f22b15de654a62bea719792b00a83195
diff --git a/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.hash b/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.hash
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..274f4dc277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../python-regex/python-regex.hash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.mk b/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f75fb76ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python3-regex/python3-regex.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python3-regex
+#
+################################################################################
+
+# Please keep in sync with package/python-regex/python-regex.mk
+PYTHON3_REGEX_VERSION = 2020.2.20
+PYTHON3_REGEX_SOURCE = regex-$(PYTHON3_REGEX_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON3_REGEX_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e8/76/8ac7f467617b9cfbafcef3c76df6f22b15de654a62bea719792b00a83195
+PYTHON3_REGEX_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON3_REGEX_LICENSE = CNRI-Python
+HOST_PYTHON3_REGEX_DL_SUBDIR = python-regex
+HOST_PYTHON3_REGEX_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
+
+$(eval $(host-python-package))