diff --git a/extra/protobuf/PKGBUILD b/extra/protobuf/PKGBUILD
index f964b960d..545ebc5e4 100644
--- a/extra/protobuf/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/protobuf/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@
 # ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
 #  - remove makedpends on bazel
 #  - remove python package
+# ALARM: BrainDamage <braindamage@archlinux.org>
+#  - re-enable python package
+#  - split off python-protobuf to its own PKGBUILD file
 
 pkgbase='protobuf'
 pkgname=('protobuf')
 pkgver=27.2
 pkgrel=1
+# Note: python-protobuf needs to be updated alongside this package to the same version
 # Note: libphonenumber needs a rebuild for every version bump
 pkgdesc="Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/extra/python-protobuf/.SRCINFO b/extra/python-protobuf/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a71a5a74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/python-protobuf/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+pkgbase = python-protobuf
+	pkgdesc = Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+	pkgver = 27.2
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+	arch = aarch64
+	arch = armv7h
+	license = BSD
+	makedepends = python-build
+	makedepends = python-installer
+	makedepends = python-wheel
+	depends = python
+	depends = protobuf=27.2
+	source = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/protobuf/protobuf-5.27.2.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = f3ecdef226b9af856075f28227ff2c90ce3a594d092c39bee5513573f25e2714
+
+pkgname = python-protobuf
diff --git a/extra/python-protobuf/PKGBUILD b/extra/python-protobuf/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cf1ba211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/python-protobuf/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# ALARM: BrainDamage <braindamage@archlinux.org>
+#  - use pypi tarball as source
+#  - use normal python toolchain to build
+
+pkgname=python-protobuf
+_basename=protobuf
+pkgver=27.2
+_ver=5
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format"
+arch=('aarch64' 'armv7h')
+url='https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/'
+license=('BSD')
+depends=('python' "protobuf=${pkgver}")
+makedepends=('python-build' 'python-installer' 'python-wheel')
+source=("https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_basename::1}/${_basename}/${_basename}-${_ver}.${pkgver}.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('f3ecdef226b9af856075f28227ff2c90ce3a594d092c39bee5513573f25e2714')
+
+
+build() {
+	cd "${_basename}-${_ver}.${pkgver}"
+	export PYTHONHASHSEED=0
+	python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+}
+
+package() {
+	cd "${_basename}-${_ver}.${pkgver}"
+	python -m installer --compile-bytecode 1 --destdir="${pkgdir}" dist/*.whl
+}