diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index bbacd5c546..55a38b9bfe 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ source "package/gmp/Config.in"
 source "package/gsl/Config.in"
 source "package/gtest/Config.in"
 source "package/libatomic_ops/Config.in"
+source "package/libbsd/Config.in"
 source "package/libcap/Config.in"
 source "package/libcap-ng/Config.in"
 source "package/libdaemon/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/libbsd/Config.in b/package/libbsd/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed9dac9af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libbsd/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD
+	bool "libbsd"
+	help
+	  This library provides useful functions commonly found on BSD
+	  systems, and lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making
+	  it easier to port projects with strong BSD origins, without
+	  needing to embed the same code over and over again on each
+	  project.
+
+	  http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/
diff --git a/package/libbsd/libbsd.mk b/package/libbsd/libbsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3af1002d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libbsd/libbsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# libbsd
+#
+#############################################################
+
+LIBBSD_VERSION         = 0.4.2
+LIBBSD_SOURCE          = libbsd-$(LIBBSD_VERSION).tar.gz
+LIBBSD_SITE            = http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/releases
+LIBBSD_LICENSE         = BSD-3c MIT
+LIBBSD_LICENSE_FILES   = LICENSE
+
+# man-pages are BSD-4c, so that license only matters
+# if doc is kept in the target rootfs
+ifeq ($(BR2_HAVE_DOCUMENTATION),y)
+LIBBSD_LICENSE        += (libraries), BSD-4c (documentation)
+endif
+
+LIBBSD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))