diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index db2d114f5f..f9722f6b6c 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ menu "Other"
 	source "package/libuci/Config.in"
 	source "package/libunwind/Config.in"
 	source "package/liburcu/Config.in"
+	source "package/libuv/Config.in"
 	source "package/linux-pam/Config.in"
 	source "package/lttng-libust/Config.in"
 	source "package/mpc/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/libuv/Config.in b/package/libuv/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60838374d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libuv/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
+	bool "libuv"
+	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	help
+	  libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus
+	  on asynchronous I/O.
+
+	  https://github.com/joyent/libuv
+
+comment "libuv needs a toolchain w/ IPv6, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/libuv/libuv.mk b/package/libuv/libuv.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..986aceeb1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libuv/libuv.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# libuv
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LIBUV_VERSION = v0.11.26
+LIBUV_SITE = $(call github,joyent,libuv,$(LIBUV_VERSION))
+LIBUV_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+LIBUV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIBUV_AUTORECONF = YES
+LIBUV_LICENSE = BSD-2c, BSD-3c, ISC, MIT
+LIBUV_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+# Upstream needs tests to be run sequentially. This is the default in
+# automake 1.11 and before, but not starting in 1.12. To maintain
+# sequentiality in 1.12 and later, the automake option 'serial-tests'
+# must be used, Unfortunately, it is not recognised by 1.11 and
+# before. So upstream only adds it conditionally. We use automake
+# 1.14, so we need it.
+define LIBUV_FIXUP_AUTOGEN
+	echo "m4_define([UV_EXTRA_AUTOMAKE_FLAGS], [serial-tests])" \
+	        >$(@D)/m4/libuv-extra-automake-flags.m4
+endef
+LIBUV_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBUV_FIXUP_AUTOGEN
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))