diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-CUDA-11.7.0-contrib.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-CUDA-11.7.0-contrib.eb
index 70276c87526..4ca1c26a38c 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-CUDA-11.7.0-contrib.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-CUDA-11.7.0-contrib.eb
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ sources = [
         'extract_cmd': 'cp %s %(builddir)s'
     },
 ]
+patches = [('opencv_contrib_python.egg-info', '..')]
 checksums = [
-    '158db5813a891c7eda8644259fc1dbd76b21bd1ffb9854a8b4b8115a4ceec359',  # opencv-4.6.0.zip
-    '588ca44e3c88ccf8e3ff7f46e966e26ff63d72607968ace83b91628d3440f8a3',  # opencv_contrib-4.6.0.zip
-    '08627fa5660d52d59309a572dd7db5b9c8aea234cfa5aee0942a1dd903554246',  # ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz
+    {'opencv-4.6.0.zip': '158db5813a891c7eda8644259fc1dbd76b21bd1ffb9854a8b4b8115a4ceec359'},
+    {'opencv_contrib-4.6.0.zip': '588ca44e3c88ccf8e3ff7f46e966e26ff63d72607968ace83b91628d3440f8a3'},
+    {'ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz':
+     '08627fa5660d52d59309a572dd7db5b9c8aea234cfa5aee0942a1dd903554246'},
+    {'opencv_contrib_python.egg-info': '08eb95c735d4ff82e35e3df56c2e7e75501cc263a8efcb9348d04e6322a4b034'},
 ]
 
 builddependencies = [
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # ref: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/blob/6e8daaec0f46aaba9ea22e2afce47307b1dbff9f/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake#L861
 configopts = " ".join([
     "-DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=%(builddir)s/%(namelower)s_contrib-%(version)s/modules",
+    "-DOPENCV_GENERATE_PKGCONFIG=ON",
     "-DFREETYPE_FOUND=ON",
     "-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=$EBROOTFREETYPE/include/freetype2/",
     "-DFREETYPE_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTFREETYPE/lib64/libfreetype.so",
@@ -82,6 +86,13 @@ configopts = " ".join([
     "-DCUDA_NVCC_FLAGS=--std=c++14",
 ])
 
+# Install a egg-info file so it is more python friendly
+local_egg_info_src = '%(builddir)s/opencv_contrib_python.egg-info'
+local_egg_info_dest = '%(installdir)s/lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/opencv_contrib_python-%(version)s.egg-info'
+postinstallcmds = [
+    'sed "s/#OPENCV_VERSION#/%%(version)s/" %s > %s' % (local_egg_info_src, local_egg_info_dest),
+]
+
 enhance_sanity_check = True
 
 local_contrib_libs = [
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb
index b957c01b7d4..f71431e0f08 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ sources = [
         'extract_cmd': 'cp %s %(builddir)s'
     },
 ]
+patches = [('opencv_contrib_python.egg-info', '..')]
 checksums = [
-    '158db5813a891c7eda8644259fc1dbd76b21bd1ffb9854a8b4b8115a4ceec359',  # opencv-4.6.0.zip
-    '588ca44e3c88ccf8e3ff7f46e966e26ff63d72607968ace83b91628d3440f8a3',  # opencv_contrib-4.6.0.zip
-    '08627fa5660d52d59309a572dd7db5b9c8aea234cfa5aee0942a1dd903554246',  # ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz
+    {'opencv-4.6.0.zip': '158db5813a891c7eda8644259fc1dbd76b21bd1ffb9854a8b4b8115a4ceec359'},
+    {'opencv_contrib-4.6.0.zip': '588ca44e3c88ccf8e3ff7f46e966e26ff63d72607968ace83b91628d3440f8a3'},
+    {'ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz':
+     '08627fa5660d52d59309a572dd7db5b9c8aea234cfa5aee0942a1dd903554246'},
+    {'opencv_contrib_python.egg-info': '08eb95c735d4ff82e35e3df56c2e7e75501cc263a8efcb9348d04e6322a4b034'},
 ]
 
 builddependencies = [
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # ref: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/blob/6e8daaec0f46aaba9ea22e2afce47307b1dbff9f/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake#L861
 configopts = " ".join([
     "-DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=%(builddir)s/%(namelower)s_contrib-%(version)s/modules",
+    "-DOPENCV_GENERATE_PKGCONFIG=ON",
     "-DFREETYPE_FOUND=ON",
     "-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=$EBROOTFREETYPE/include/freetype2/",
     "-DFREETYPE_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTFREETYPE/lib64/libfreetype.so",
@@ -78,6 +82,13 @@ configopts = " ".join([
     "-DBUILD_opencv_python2=OFF",
 ])
 
+# Install a egg-info file so it is more python friendly
+local_egg_info_src = '%(builddir)s/opencv_contrib_python.egg-info'
+local_egg_info_dest = '%(installdir)s/lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/opencv_contrib_python-%(version)s.egg-info'
+postinstallcmds = [
+    'sed "s/#OPENCV_VERSION#/%%(version)s/" %s > %s' % (local_egg_info_src, local_egg_info_dest),
+]
+
 enhance_sanity_check = True
 
 local_contrib_libs = [
@@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ local_contrib_libs = [
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['lib64/libopencv_%s.%s' % (s, SHLIB_EXT) for s in local_contrib_libs],
+    'files': ['lib64/libopencv_%s.%s' % (x, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_contrib_libs],
     'dirs': [],
 }
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/opencv_contrib_python.egg-info b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/opencv_contrib_python.egg-info
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..073e127f34d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/opencv_contrib_python.egg-info
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Metadata-Version: 2.1
+Name: opencv-contrib-python
+Version: #OPENCV_VERSION#
+Summary: Wrapper package for OpenCV python bindings.
+Platform: UNKNOWN