diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index f437ef680c..84517787cc 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/mfgtools/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mkpasswd/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/moby-buildkit/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/mosquitto/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mtd/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mtools/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mxsldr/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/mosquitto/Config.in.host b/package/mosquitto/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39e287ee89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mosquitto/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MOSQUITTO
+	bool "host mosquitto (mosquitto_passwd)"
+	help
+	  Only installs mosquitto_passwd.
diff --git a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
index 12de2946b7..a95a2cac4d 100644
--- a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
+++ b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
@@ -128,4 +128,24 @@ define MOSQUITTO_USERS
 endef
 endif
 
+HOST_MOSQUITTO_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-openssl
+
+HOST_MOSQUITTO_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	UNAME=Linux \
+	STRIP=true \
+	prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	WITH_WRAP=no \
+	WITH_DOCS=no \
+	WITH_TLS=yes
+
+define HOST_MOSQUITTO_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/apps/mosquitto_passwd $(HOST_MOSQUITTO_MAKE_OPTS)
+endef
+
+define HOST_MOSQUITTO_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/apps/mosquitto_passwd $(HOST_MOSQUITTO_MAKE_OPTS) install
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))