diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 677f01e27a..47d1d3214e 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -995,6 +995,9 @@ source "package/screen/Config.in"
 source "package/sudo/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/time/Config.in"
+endif
+source "package/tmux/Config.in"
+if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/which/Config.in"
 endif
 source "package/xmlstarlet/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/tmux/Config.in b/package/tmux/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..831d119204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tmux/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_TMUX
+	bool "tmux"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
+	help
+	  tmux is a terminal multiplexer, it enables a number of terminals
+	  (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal.
+
+	  http://tmux.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/package/tmux/tmux.mk b/package/tmux/tmux.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f5f8937c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/tmux/tmux.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+###############################################################################
+#
+# tmux
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+TMUX_VERSION = 1.8
+TMUX_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/tmux
+TMUX_LICENSE = ISC
+TMUX_LICENSE_FILES = README
+TMUX_DEPENDENCIES = libevent ncurses host-pkgconf
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))