The compound Pb 2 PO 4 I was synthesized via a solid state reaction under inert conditions. None of the known structure types of other compounds of the type M 2 (P,V,As,Cr)O 4 (F,Cl,Br,I) provided a similar pattern. Structure solution was carried out by evaluation of an X-ray diffractogram of polycrystalline powder using the methods simulated annealing and difference Fourier. Pb 2 PO 4 I crystallizes in the * Dr. R. Haberkorn 3153 space group P2 1 /c with the lattice parameters a = 9.0451(1) Å, b = 8.7593(1) Å, c = 8.5740(1) Å, and β = 111.128(1)°. The isotypic compounds Sr 2 PO 4 I and Ba 2 PO 4 I were synthesized, too. Their crystallographic structure was refined by Rietveld analysis. The structure of the three compounds is described and discussed.