diff --git a/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in b/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dfa265b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/pymysql/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_python3-pymysql
+
+config PYTHON3_PYMYSQL_SHA_PASSWORD_SUPPORT
+	bool "Enable support for SHA password authentication"
+	help
+	  To use “sha256_password” or “caching_sha2_password” for authentication
+	  this symbol needs to be enabled, to also install python3-cryptography.
+	default n
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile b/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
index f017b7e66..87baddd1c 100644
--- a/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/pymysql/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pymysql
 PKG_VERSION:=0.9.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=PyMySQL
 PKG_HASH:=d8c059dcd81dedb85a9f034d5e22dcb4442c0b201908bede99e306d65ea7c8e7
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_PYTHON3_PYMYSQL_SHA_PASSWORD_SUPPORT
+
 include ../pypi.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../python3-package.mk
@@ -28,10 +30,14 @@ define Package/python3-pymysql
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Pure Python MySQL Client
   URL:=https://pymysql.readthedocs.io/
-  DEPENDS:=+python3 +python3-cryptography
+  DEPENDS:=+python3 +PYTHON3_PYMYSQL_SHA_PASSWORD_SUPPORT:python3-cryptography
   VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
+define Package/python3-pymysql/config
+  source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 define Package/python3-pymysql/description
   This package contains a pure-Python MySQL client library, based on PEP 249.
 endef