diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index f21d42e8bf..7421bc2b4c 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_PHP
 if !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 menu "External php extensions"
 	source "package/php-geoip/Config.in"
+	source "package/php-gnupg/Config.in"
 	source "package/php-imagick/Config.in"
 	source "package/php-zmq/Config.in"
 endmenu
diff --git a/package/php-gnupg/Config.in b/package/php-gnupg/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49fb43b5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/php-gnupg/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_GNUPG
+	bool "php-gnupg"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PHP
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libassuan
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPGME
+	help
+	  PHP wrapper around the gpgme library.
+
+	  http://pecl.php.net/package/gnupg
diff --git a/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.hash b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0654b5781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally calculated
+sha256 6f1a4b5a95fe501519de76d66602e46290cc452fc48f3a5ec2eacaffe68d9a01  php-gnupg-30fab6eaf9eb61c65b3b46987442be058cbd7823.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1c6680bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# php-gnupg
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PHP_GNUPG_VERSION = 30fab6eaf9eb61c65b3b46987442be058cbd7823
+PHP_GNUPG_SITE = $(call github,Sean-Der,pecl-encryption-gnupg,$(PHP_GNUPG_VERSION))
+# phpize does the autoconf magic
+PHP_GNUPG_DEPENDENCIES = php libgpgme host-autoconf host-pkgconf
+PHP_GNUPG_CONF_OPTS = --with-php-config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/php-config \
+	--with-gnupg=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include --with-gpg=/usr/bin/gpg
+PHP_GNUPG_LICENSE = BSD-2c
+PHP_GNUPG_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+define PHP_GNUPG_PHPIZE
+	(cd $(@D); \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoheader \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
+endef
+
+PHP_GNUPG_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += PHP_GNUPG_PHPIZE
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))