diff --git a/databases/py-lmdb/Makefile b/databases/py-lmdb/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b872a13f51b
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+++ b/databases/py-lmdb/Makefile
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+COMMENT=	Python bindings for LMDB
+
+MODPY_EGG_VERSION=	1.4.0
+
+DISTNAME=	lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}
+PKGNAME=	py-${DISTNAME}
+
+CATEGORIES=	databases
+
+HOMEPAGE=	http://github.com/jnwatson/py-lmdb/
+
+# OpenLDAP (BSD-like)
+PERMIT_PACKAGE=	Yes
+
+WANTLIB += lmdb
+
+MODULES=	lang/python
+FLAVOR=		python3
+FLAVORS=	python3
+
+MODPY_PI=	Yes
+MODPY_PYBUILD=	setuptools
+
+# otherwise the cpython extension is not found, and py-lmdb falls back
+# to a cffi-based implementation
+MODPY_TEST_DIR=	${WRKSRC}/build
+MODPY_PYTEST_ARGS= ..
+
+LIB_DEPENDS=	databases/lmdb
+MAKE_ENV=	LMDB_INCLUDEDIR=${LOCALBASE}/include \
+		LMDB_LIBDIR=${LOCALBASE}/lib \
+		LMDB_FORCE_SYSTEM=1
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/py-lmdb/distinfo b/databases/py-lmdb/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c3dddf2510
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+++ b/databases/py-lmdb/distinfo
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+SHA256 (lmdb-1.4.0.tar.gz) = OfbE7hRdKNFwJdNQcgq7b5XbgWUU6GjbV0RP3vUcu0c=
+SIZE (lmdb-1.4.0.tar.gz) = 881541
diff --git a/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/DESCR b/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/DESCR
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9d7eae7510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/DESCR
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Universal Python binding for the LMDB 'Lightning' Database.
diff --git a/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/PLIST b/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/PLIST
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4649664368c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/py-lmdb/pkg/PLIST
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+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/LICENSE
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/METADATA
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/RECORD
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/WHEEL
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/top_level.txt
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/__init__.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/__main__.py
+${MODPY_COMMENT}lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__main__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__main__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_config.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_config.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}cffi.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}cffi.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}tool.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/${MODPY_PYCACHE}tool.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/_config.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/cffi.py
+@so lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/cpython.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}so
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/lmdb/tool.py