diff --git a/ldb.changes b/ldb.changes
index 0b20762..d027c3e 100644
--- a/ldb.changes
+++ b/ldb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 29 10:10:41 UTC 2013 - lmuelle@suse.com
+
+- Consolidate python files in the independent pyldb subpackage.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  2 10:31:06 UTC 2013 - lmuelle@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ldb.spec b/ldb.spec
index 3244422..188aedf 100644
--- a/ldb.spec
+++ b/ldb.spec
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Tools to manipulate ldb files
 
 
+%package -n pyldb
+Summary:        Python bindings for the LDB library
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
+Requires:       %{libldb_name} = %{version}
+
+%description -n pyldb
+This package contains the python bindings for the LDB library.
+
+
 %prep
 %setup -n ldb-%{version} -q
 
@@ -124,10 +133,13 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 
 %postun -n %{libldb_name} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%post -n pyldb -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun -n pyldb -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
 %files -n %{libldb_name}
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libldb.so.*
-%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so.*
 %dir %{_libdir}/ldb
 %{_libdir}/ldb/asq.so
 %{_libdir}/ldb/paged_results.so
@@ -152,7 +164,6 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 %{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/ldb.pc
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pyldb-util.pc
-%{python_sitearch}/ldb.so
 
 %files -n ldb-tools
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -163,4 +174,9 @@ DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install
 %{_bindir}/ldbrename
 %{_bindir}/ldbsearch
 
+%files -n pyldb
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{python_sitearch}/ldb.so
+%{_libdir}/libpyldb-util.so.*
+
 %changelog