diff --git a/package/qt5/Config.in b/package/qt5/Config.in
index ad6226e07c..1c42102c94 100644
--- a/package/qt5/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt5/Config.in
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ source "package/qt5/qt5quickcontrols/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5sensors/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5serialport/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5svg/Config.in"
+source "package/qt5/qt5tools/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5webchannel/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5websockets/Config.in"
 source "package/qt5/qt5x11extras/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5tools/Config.in b/package/qt5/qt5tools/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e939f2c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5tools/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS
+	bool "qt5tools"
+	help
+	  Qt is a cross-platform application and UI framework for
+	  developers using C++.
+
+	  This package corresponds to the qt5tools module.
+
+	  http://qt.io
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_LINGUIST_TOOLS
+	bool "Linguist host tools (lconvert, lrelease, lupdate)"
+	help
+	  This option enables the linguist host tools
+	  lconvert, lrelease and lupdate.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_PIXELTOOL
+	bool "pixeltool"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_GUI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_WIDGETS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_PNG # saving png images
+	help
+	  Compile and install the pixeltool program.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTDIAG
+	bool "qtdiag"
+	help
+	  Compile and install the qtdiag program.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPATHS
+	bool "qtpaths"
+	help
+	  Compile and install the qtpaths program.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPLUGININFO
+	bool "qtplugininfo"
+	help
+	  Compile and install the qtplugininfo program.
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.hash b/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f54c94ae5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Hash from: http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.5/5.5.1/submodules/qttools-opensource-src-5.5.1.tar.xz.mirrorlist
+sha256 4361f6ce49717058160908297841a18b94645cec593d1b48fb126c9d06c87bfd qttools-opensource-src-5.5.1.tar.xz
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.mk b/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3d78ce815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5tools/qt5tools.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# qt5tools
+#
+################################################################################
+
+QT5TOOLS_VERSION = $(QT5_VERSION)
+QT5TOOLS_SITE = $(QT5_SITE)
+QT5TOOLS_SOURCE = qttools-opensource-src-$(QT5BASE_VERSION).tar.xz
+
+QT5TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = qt5base
+QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+# linguist tools compile conditionally on qtHaveModule(qmldevtools-private),
+# but the condition is used only used to decide if lupdate will support
+# parsing qml files (via setting QT_NO_QML define), no linking against
+# target qt5 will happen
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE),y)
+QT5TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += qt5declarative
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_LICENSE_APPROVED),y)
+QT5TOOLS_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1 with exception or LGPLv3
+QT5TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.LGPLv21 LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt LICENSE.LGPLv3
+else
+QT5TOOLS_LICENSE = Commercial license
+QT5TOOLS_REDISTRIBUTE = NO
+endif
+
+QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_LINGUIST_TOOLS) += \
+	linguist/lconvert linguist/lrelease linguist/lupdate
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_LINGUIST_TOOLS),y)
+# use install target to copy cmake module files
+define QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src/linguist install
+endef
+endif
+
+QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_PIXELTOOL) += pixeltool
+QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_PIXELTOOL) += pixeltool
+
+QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTDIAG) += qtdiag
+QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTDIAG) += qtdiag
+
+QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPATHS) += qtpaths
+QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPATHS) += qtpaths
+
+QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPLUGININFO) += qtplugininfo
+QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_$(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5TOOLS_QTPLUGININFO) += qtplugininfo
+
+define QT5TOOLS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/qmake)
+endef
+
+define QT5TOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) sub-src-qmake_all
+	$(foreach p,$(QT5TOOLS_BUILD_DIRS_y), \
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src/$(p)$(sep))
+endef
+
+define QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(foreach p,$(QT5TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_y), \
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m0755 $(@D)/bin/$(p) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/$(p)$(sep))
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))