diff --git a/gnu/packages/aspell.scm b/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
index ede217078f..7d087d8747 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/aspell.scm
@@ -132,3 +132,10 @@ (define-public aspell-dict-ru
                      #:sha256
                      (base32
                       "0ip6nq43hcr7vvzbv4lwwmlwgfa60hrhsldh9xy3zg2prv6bcaaw")))
+
+(define-public aspell-dict-it
+  (aspell-dictionary "it" "Italian"
+                     #:version "2.2_20050523-0"
+                     #:sha256
+                     (base32
+                      "1gdf7bc1a0kmxsmphdqq8pl01h667mjsj6hihy6kqy14k5qdq69v")))