diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 0665e5a638..746a54713a 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1003,6 +1003,9 @@ F:	package/easydbus/
 F:	package/rs485conf/
 F:	package/turbolua/
 
+N:	Marcin Nowakowski <marcin.nowakowski@imgtec.com>
+F:	package/libkcapi/
+
 N:	Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@open-nandra.com>
 F:	package/libatasmart/
 F:	package/polkit/
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 7308378619..ab76a77c56 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ menu "Crypto"
 	source "package/libgcrypt/Config.in"
 	source "package/libgpg-error/Config.in"
 	source "package/libgpgme/Config.in"
+	source "package/libkcapi/Config.in"
 	source "package/libksba/Config.in"
 	source "package/libmcrypt/Config.in"
 	source "package/libmhash/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/libkcapi/Config.in b/package/libkcapi/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..453dc69d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libkcapi/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKCAPI
+	bool "libkcapi"
+	help
+	  Linux Kernel Crypto API userspace interface library
+
+	  http://www.chronox.de/libkcapi.html
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKCAPI
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKCAPI_APPS
+	bool "build test applications"
+	help
+	  Build additional test applications that can provide
+	  performance or algorithm tests.
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.hash b/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e191970671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally calculated
+sha256	1ed007a35d9fe31383d1131e9f8e14af4df8d55e6c48828b5075324b2876364a	libkcapi-a039f8a5adca57dc69a19d7361600c2f410e0c26.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.mk b/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..948809835a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libkcapi/libkcapi.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# libkcapi
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LIBKCAPI_VERSION = a039f8a5adca57dc69a19d7361600c2f410e0c26
+LIBKCAPI_SITE = $(call github,smuellerDD,libkcapi,$(LIBKCAPI_VERSION))
+LIBKCAPI_AUTORECONF = YES
+LIBKCAPI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+LIBKCAPI_LICENSE = BSD-3c (library), BSD-3c or GPLv2 (programs)
+LIBKCAPI_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.gplv2 COPYING.bsd
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKCAPI_APPS),y)
+LIBKCAPI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-kcapi-speed --enable-kcapi-test --enable-apps
+else
+LIBKCAPI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-kcapi-speed --disable-kcapi-test --disable-apps
+endif
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))