diff --git a/dev-python/PySDL2/Manifest b/dev-python/PySDL2/Manifest
index f44f4f7a63a64..efbcb6a7a2222 100644
--- a/dev-python/PySDL2/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/PySDL2/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST PySDL2-0.9.6.tar.gz 1048158 BLAKE2B 70a450990dd73169489af2d5b218eea0794c9f75948d774680df4b4423855318ddc6d16a0453f62361d4f0b81e872edc067235c4f946476ea8988e16cd0de44c SHA512 676b1b3381b614122442c70fe4cbd7c210ef3d8695c2babd37938e67b5cfeb2f8acbdcb914c5f68aceb549d89f7a77bdc80c7406b340b0e38c22543df8d46739
+DIST PySDL2-0.9.7.tar.gz 1079253 BLAKE2B 986a21d8c2f4f45df683d85a8369be7b39f102e59a1b3fd37e2941065a1174d5cd6dd056f78fbc66663e2cf50228ee40abf67352e5ae75176a9c000fb6f672fb SHA512 10d40063762272eaaae1cb6290e007481887806938ba0ba17d28974a3a3c8b36570054587001d00eb9ab4aa2375c616c43a81c7e7308fbb9b61b55b3eb7da5ac
diff --git a/dev-python/PySDL2/PySDL2-0.9.7.ebuild b/dev-python/PySDL2/PySDL2-0.9.7.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e35d95277021e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/PySDL2/PySDL2-0.9.7.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} )
+inherit distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Python (ctypes) bindings for SDL2 libraries"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/marcusva/py-sdl2 https://pypi.org/project/PySDL2/"
+SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN::1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="|| ( public-domain CC0-1.0 ZLIB )"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+
+# Optional deps:
+# - dev-python/numpy,
+# - dev-python/pillow,
+# - media-libs/sdl2-* (loaded dynamically via ctypes).
+#
+# If a reverse dependency needs the specific module, it should
+# explicitly depend on the optional module in question. You also
+# probably need to explicitly require some media-libs/libsdl2 flags.
+RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl2"
+
+# Require all of SDL2 libraries and at least the most common subsystems
+# for better test coverage.
+DEPEND="
+	test? (
+		dev-python/numpy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		dev-python/pillow[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		media-libs/libsdl2[joystick,sound,video]
+		media-libs/sdl2-gfx
+		media-libs/sdl2-image
+		media-libs/sdl2-mixer
+		media-libs/sdl2-ttf
+	)"
+
+distutils_enable_tests pytest
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-nameerror.patch
+)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# tarball uses DOS line endings
+	find '(' -name '*.py' -o -name '*.rst' -o -name '*.txt' ')' \
+		-type f -exec sed -i -e 's/\r$//' {} + || die
+
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	# from .travis.yml
+	local -x SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
+	local -x SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dummy
+	local -x SDL_RENDER_DRIVER=software
+
+	distutils-r1_src_test
+}
diff --git a/dev-python/PySDL2/files/PySDL2-0.9.7-nameerror.patch b/dev-python/PySDL2/files/PySDL2-0.9.7-nameerror.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c94d354c576f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/PySDL2/files/PySDL2-0.9.7-nameerror.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 635048e81402f3dcc9719c060a67f33e6950649c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20G=C3=B3rny?= <mgorny@gentoo.org>
+Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 08:18:06 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix NameError when calling SDL_SetColorKey()
+
+---
+ sdl2/ext/image.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/sdl2/ext/image.py b/sdl2/ext/image.py
+index 1a413e1..49d897d 100644
+--- a/sdl2/ext/image.py
++++ b/sdl2/ext/image.py
+@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ def load_image(fname, enforce=None):
+             # If the image has a single transparent palette index, set
+             # that index as the color key to make blitting correct.
+             if 'transparency' in image.info and isinstance(image.info['transparency'], int):
+-                sdl2.SDL_SetColorKey(imgsurface, True, image.info['transparency'])
++                surface.SDL_SetColorKey(imgsurface, True, image.info['transparency'])
+ 
+     return imgsurface
+-- 
+2.27.0
+