The first three-dimensional ab initio potential energy surface of the Xe-N2O complex was calculated using the coupled cluster single and double with noniterative treatment of triple excitations [CCSD(T)] level with a large basis set containing bond functions. The potential includes explicit dependence on the v(3) stretching coordinate of the N2O molecule. The potential is characterized by a near T-shaped minimum. The global minimum is located at R=7.05a(0) and theta=94.50 degrees with a depth of -302.99 cm(-1). Dynamical calculations are performed to determine the bound state energies. The theoretical results are all in good agreement with the experimental counterparts. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.