diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 0b7bc36e2b..9b127c80af 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/parted/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/patchelf/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/pwgen/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/qemu/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/squashfs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in.host b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1f05310ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU
+	bool "host qemu"
+	help
+	  QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
+
+	  This option builds a user emulator for your selected architecture.
+
+	  http://www.qemu.org