diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 4c6685a89..8b8a20f09 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ menu "Audio and video applications"
 	source "package/lame/Config.in"
 	source "package/libvpx/Config.in"
 	source "package/madplay/Config.in"
+	source "package/modplugtools/Config.in"
 	source "package/mpd/Config.in"
 	source "package/mpg123/Config.in"
 	source "package/mplayer/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/modplugtools/Config.in b/package/modplugtools/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c32206f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/modplugtools/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MODPLUGTOOLS
+	bool "modplugtools"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # libmodplug
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBAO
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMODPLUG
+	help
+	  This installs the 'modplug123' command line tool to play music files
+	  in the tracker formats supported by libmodplug: MOD, S3M, XM etc.
+	  Audio output is handled by libao.
+
+	  http://modplug-xmms.sourceforge.net/
+
+comment "modplugtools needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/package/modplugtools/modplugtools.mk b/package/modplugtools/modplugtools.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8d73afef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/modplugtools/modplugtools.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# modplugtools
+#
+################################################################################
+
+MODPLUGTOOLS_VERSION = 0.5.3
+MODPLUGTOOLS_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/modplug-xmms/modplug-tools
+MODPLUGTOOLS_LICENSE = GPLv3
+MODPLUGTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+MODPLUGTOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = libao libmodplug
+
+# Only build the 'mp123' subdir, which contains 'modplug123' that plays through
+# various backends via libao. This excludes the 'mpplay' subdir, which contains
+# 'modplugplay' that can play only through the deprecated OSS interface.
+MODPLUGTOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = SUBDIRS=mp123
+MODPLUGTOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = SUBDIRS=mp123 DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))