diff --git a/net/kea/Makefile b/net/kea/Makefile
index ca70bf07c7..a068492076 100644
--- a/net/kea/Makefile
+++ b/net/kea/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=gc-sections
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/meson.mk
 
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
+include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
+
 define Package/kea/Default
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ endef
 define Package/kea-shell
 	$(call Package/kea/Default)
 	TITLE+=shell
-	DEPENDS:=+kea-libs
+	DEPENDS:=+kea-libs +python3-light +python3-urllib +python3-openssl
 endef
 define Package/kea-shell/description
      This simple text client uses the REST interface to connect to the Kea
@@ -218,8 +221,10 @@ define Package/kea-dhcp-ddns/install
 endef
 
 define Package/kea-admin/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/usr/share/kea/scripts
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/kea-admin $(1)/usr/sbin/kea-admin
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/kea/scripts/admin-utils.sh \
+		$(1)/usr/share/kea/scripts/admin-utils.sh
 endef
 
 define Package/kea-hook-ha/install
@@ -251,8 +256,15 @@ define Package/kea-perfdhcp/install
 endef
 
 define Package/kea-shell/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(SED) '1s,^#!/.*python.*,#!/usr/bin/python3,' \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/kea-shell
+	$(SED) "s,^sys.path.append.*,sys.path.append('$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/kea')," \
+		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/kea-shell
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/kea
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/kea-shell $(1)/usr/sbin/kea-shell
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/shell/kea_conn.py \
+		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/shell/kea_connector3.py \
+		$(1)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/kea/
 endef
 
 define Package/kea-uci/install