diff --git a/dev-python/lit/Manifest b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
index 6d177ed2d3dc1..65a1e927e041f 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ DIST llvm-7.1.0.src.tar.xz 28313784 BLAKE2B b78d9a7fc5ef6e352e77d339e5c4eef5cced
 DIST llvm-8.0.1.src.tar.xz 30477608 BLAKE2B 4319c837b36111401e3b0f9659b8d875c89463bcc7816df1aefe1e3ff989860bbaa92504718f8e15416cfd9f3491c13777cd5cb661877b237b342b0e515b93f5 SHA512 82e120be5cabdfd5111aebbea68a663fe229c8861d73802d6ab09a3bf48f60de333e07e61f8fb61beaa14ac2bea24fcd74fa6f761acaf62469f536b79fcb1e16
 DIST llvm-9.0.0.src.tar.xz 32994768 BLAKE2B 7f09bff9bcada95ab9c920c78aef92b57e665d9188bab39c734084ceb03a801c942fed48ea77fabeeb6110c648cb69363c659a6ce93ebf67dbba5c187219b13b SHA512 1bb3341e1d231559b948f1505b33c2e2e03989f9b8bbfef0e0cdaff5ac43f85574c9ec5ac53399b914f497d6899425d861411024e8d7e1d1a338c1c6951ac658
 DIST llvmorg-9.0.1-rc1.tar.gz 113193716 BLAKE2B 1ab52c778a139d33674589c27bf5a4d619dd4df49344b508c16de3ca6fad09c19480ceb615e0d9cf6d1981c7f28e106f087c0cd7bc2ccb844bec7099f5d227c2 SHA512 ed4b11cadbd57aa5f531d598e320a6bd54c67a8c713671af12ce62bc02283515ecbbc65ccbe3b0db3bad517cc4e6386cc3565be9eb9b9d06ca2a598428abf557
+DIST llvmorg-9.0.1-rc2.tar.gz 113203311 BLAKE2B 6e426060853e1587febedb75189444a1451236b713f800a4f3401c54318e48b0f5e0c484e9e4ef261faceed9b43b445a4153b061d4dadcc617047f9320b4f56a SHA512 fececd9365645920b9afdad1e94d5e10553ad4a39d84b3ac811b86014c395d51f7e4dabe54bb095a99481400c408bee3c9a2044168724d5e094e3258587a5d2c
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1_rc2.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1_rc2.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e051ca51410e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1_rc2.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{5,6,7} )
+inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org multiprocessing
+
+DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
+HOMEPAGE="https://llvm.org/"
+LLVM_COMPONENTS=( llvm/utils/lit )
+llvm.org_set_globals
+
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exceptions UoI-NCSA"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS=""
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+# Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
+BDEPEND="
+	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	test? (
+		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		sys-devel/llvm )"
+
+# TODO: move the manpage generation here (from sys-devel/llvm)
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x LIT_PRESERVES_TMP=1
+	./lit.py -j "${LIT_JOBS:-$(makeopts_jobs "${MAKEOPTS}" "$(get_nproc)")}" \
+		-vv tests || die
+}