diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 4c62f822dc..927f133c19 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ menu "Perl libraries/modules"
 	source "package/perl-mojolicious/Config.in"
 	source "package/perl-net-ssleay/Config.in"
 	source "package/perl-xml-namespacesupport/Config.in"
+	source "package/perl-xml-sax-base/Config.in"
 endmenu
 endif
 	source "package/php/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/perl-xml-sax-base/Config.in b/package/perl-xml-sax-base/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ad25ac39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/perl-xml-sax-base/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_XML_SAX_BASE
+	bool "perl-xml-sax-base"
+	help
+	  Base class for SAX Drivers and Filters
+
+	  https://metacpan.org/release/XML-SAX-Base
diff --git a/package/perl-xml-sax-base/perl-xml-sax-base.mk b/package/perl-xml-sax-base/perl-xml-sax-base.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e8c67b660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/perl-xml-sax-base/perl-xml-sax-base.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# perl-xml-sax-base
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_VERSION = 1.08
+PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_SOURCE = XML-SAX-Base-$(PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_VERSION).tar.gz
+PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_SITE = $(BR2_CPAN_MIRROR)/authors/id/G/GR/GRANTM/
+PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_DEPENDENCIES = perl
+PERL_XML_SAX_BASE_LICENSE = Artistic or GPLv1+
+
+$(eval $(perl-package))