diff --git a/package/dash/dash.mk b/package/dash/dash.mk
index c8b41648b6..87c9cc9f8b 100644
--- a/package/dash/dash.mk
+++ b/package/dash/dash.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ DASH_SITE = http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/files
 DASH_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause, GPL-2.0+ (mksignames.c)
 DASH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEDIT),y)
+DASH_DEPENDENCIES += libedit
+DASH_CONF_OPTS += --with-libedit
+
+# Enable line editing, Emacs style
+define DASH_INSTALL_PROFILE
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/profile.d
+	echo 'set -E' > $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/profile.d/dash.sh
+endef
+DASH_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += DASH_INSTALL_PROFILE
+else
+DASH_CONF_OPTS += --without-libedit
+endif
+
 define DASH_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 $(@D)/src/dash $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/dash
 endef