diff --git a/package/mpd/Config.in b/package/mpd/Config.in
index e9e7b83cbd..1b3ab8fa5d 100644
--- a/package/mpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/mpd/Config.in
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_FLAC
 	  Enable flac input/streaming support.
 	  Select this if you want to play back FLAC files.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_FLUIDSYNTH
+	bool "fluidsynth"
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FLUIDSYNTH
+	help
+	  Enable fluidsynth MIDI decoder support.
+
+comment "fluidsynth support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_LIBSNDFILE
 	bool "libsndfile"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSNDFILE
diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index a1fa4b0a5e..b8df04f084 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dflac=disabled
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_FLUIDSYNTH),y)
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += fluidsynth
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dfluidsynth=enabled
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dfluidsynth=disabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_HTTPD_OUTPUT),y)
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dhttpd=true
 else