diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 8b9c81666e..7dfcc5597b 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ source "package/ntfs-3g/Config.in"
 source "package/ntfsprogs/Config.in"
 source "package/openocd/Config.in"
 source "package/pciutils/Config.in"
+source "package/picocom/Config.in"
 source "package/rng-tools/Config.in"
 source "package/sdparm/Config.in"
 source "package/setserial/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/picocom/Config.in b/package/picocom/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd584e20e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/picocom/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PICOCOM
+	bool "picocom"
+	help
+	  picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It
+	  is, in principle, very much like minicom, only it's pico
+	  instead of mini!
+
+	  http://code.google.com/p/picocom/
diff --git a/package/picocom/picocom.mk b/package/picocom/picocom.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa02594130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/picocom/picocom.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# picocom
+#
+#############################################################
+
+PICOCOM_VERSION = 1.6
+PICOCOM_SITE    = http://picocom.googlecode.com/files/
+
+define PICOCOM_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define PICOCOM_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	install -D -m 0755 $(@D)/picocom $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/picocom
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call GENTARGETS,package,picocom))