diff --git a/dev-python/PyPDF2/PyPDF2-1.27.1.ebuild b/dev-python/PyPDF2/PyPDF2-1.27.1.ebuild
index 3b0208da7c619..f2b04ef621739 100644
--- a/dev-python/PyPDF2/PyPDF2-1.27.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/PyPDF2/PyPDF2-1.27.1.ebuild
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~x86"
 IUSE="examples"
 
+BDEPEND="
+	dev-python/pillow[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+"
+
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
 
 python_install_all() {