diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9cef4e9b6..95362ebd6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1773,6 +1773,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	src/libcharon/plugins/stroke/Makefile
 	src/libcharon/plugins/vici/Makefile
 	src/libcharon/plugins/vici/ruby/Makefile
+	src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile
 	src/libcharon/plugins/updown/Makefile
 	src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/Makefile
 	src/libcharon/plugins/load_tester/Makefile
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/Makefile.am b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/Makefile.am
index da71de394..b25396085 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/Makefile.am
@@ -74,3 +74,7 @@ SUBDIRS =
 if USE_RUBY_GEMS
 SUBDIRS += ruby
 endif
+
+if USE_PYTHON_EGGS
+SUBDIRS += python
+endif
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8575eb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = LICENSE MANIFEST.in \
+	vici/__init__.py \
+	vici/exception.py \
+	vici/protocol.py \
+	vici/session.py