diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 94981adb6..051bc4a13 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/genext2fs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/genimage/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/genpart/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/imx-usb-loader/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/lpc3250loader/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mke2img/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mtd/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/imx-usb-loader/Config.in.host b/package/imx-usb-loader/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aefa01b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/imx-usb-loader/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_IMX_USB_LOADER
+	bool "host-imx-usb loader"
+	depends on BR2_arm
+	help
+	  This package contains tools to download and execute code
+	  on Freescale i.MX5/i.MX6 and Vybrid SoCs through the
+	  Serial Download Protocol.
+
+	  https://github.com/boundarydevices/imx_usb_loader
diff --git a/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk b/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6050531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# imx-usb-loader
+#
+################################################################################
+
+IMX_USB_LOADER_VERSION = f96aee286ea17c832b7ec922dd76842deb5ce299
+IMX_USB_LOADER_SITE = $(call github,boundarydevices,imx_usb_loader,$(IMX_USB_LOADER_VERSION))
+IMX_USB_LOADER_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
+IMX_USB_LOADER_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+IMX_USB_LOADER_DEPENDENCIES = host-libusb
+
+define HOST_IMX_USB_LOADER_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HOST_IMX_USB_LOADER_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) sysconfdir=/etc install
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))