diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index e4eae4ef43..9b3a535e55 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PTESTS_FAST_META_PYTHON = "\
     python3-cachetools \
     python3-cbor2 \
     python3-configobj \
+    python3-construct \
     python3-pyconnman \
     python3-click \
     python3-dasbus \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0001-add-pytest.ini-file-to-enable-pytest-8.x.y-to-find-t.patch b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0001-add-pytest.ini-file-to-enable-pytest-8.x.y-to-find-t.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e9e73bd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0001-add-pytest.ini-file-to-enable-pytest-8.x.y-to-find-t.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From b8d0ba87f629cc6065a2d06cedc5e850407c45de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Franz Haas <franz.dominik.haas@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:23:28 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] - add pytest.ini file to enable pytest 8.x.y to find the
+ tests
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/construct/construct/commit/b8d0ba87f629cc6065a2d06cedc5e850407c45de]
+
+---
+ pytest.ini | 3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 pytest.ini
+
+diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..f5a52af
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/pytest.ini
+@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
++[pytest]
++pythonpath = .
++
+-- 
+2.47.3
+
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0002-pytest.ini-disable-the-benchmark.patch b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0002-pytest.ini-disable-the-benchmark.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc89546c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct/0002-pytest.ini-disable-the-benchmark.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 7acb7aa51db762a723d85b81262ca14614dbeac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Vermaete <jan.vermaete@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:24:51 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] pytest.ini: disable the benchmark
+
+Benchmark is also disabled in the github workflow of the project
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Vermaete <jan.vermaete@gmail.com>
+---
+ pytest.ini | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
+index f5a52af..4b1b4b6 100644
+--- a/pytest.ini
++++ b/pytest.ini
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ [pytest]
+ pythonpath = .
+-
++addopts = --benchmark-disable
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct_2.10.70.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct_2.10.70.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681c43122a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python3-construct/python3-construct_2.10.70.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+SUMMARY = "A powerful declarative symmetric parser/builder for binary data"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://construct.readthedocs.org"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=202b39559c1c79fe4715ce81e9e0ac02"
+RECIPE_MAINTAINER = "Tom Geelen <t.f.g.geelen@gmail.com>"
+
+SRC_URI = "\
+    git://github.com/construct/construct.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
+    file://0001-add-pytest.ini-file-to-enable-pytest-8.x.y-to-find-t.patch \
+    file://0002-pytest.ini-disable-the-benchmark.patch \
+"
+
+PV = "1.0+git"
+SRCREV = "c25a47172d4bde392b7ad188175b07b319d3dea4"
+
+inherit setuptools3 ptest-python-pytest
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "extras"
+PACKAGECONFIG[extras] = ",,,python3-arrow python3-cloudpickle python3-cryptography python3-lz4 python3-numpy python3-ruamel-yaml"
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
+    python3-compression \
+    python3-core \
+    python3-crypt \
+    python3-cryptography \
+    python3-debugger \
+    python3-misc \
+    python3-pickle \
+"
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "python3-pytest-benchmark"
+
+do_install_ptest:append() {
+    # *.so files gives issues with QA of Yocto/OpenEmbedded
+    rm -rf ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/deprecated_gallery
+    rm -rf ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests/gallery
+
+    install -d ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
+    install -m 0644 ${S}/pytest.ini ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
+}