diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index ad16ba0e92..dbc79b3bf6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -2404,6 +2404,9 @@ (define-public python-sphinxcontrib-websupport
 integrate Sphinx documents in web templates and to handle searches.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
+(define-public python2-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinxcontrib-websupport))
+
 (define-public python-sphinx
   (package
     (name "python-sphinx")