diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 730f7da48..f390268ea 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/gzip/Config.in"
 endif
 source "package/infozip/Config.in"
+source "package/lzip/Config.in"
 source "package/lzop/Config.in"
 source "package/xz/Config.in"
 endmenu
diff --git a/package/lzip/Config.in b/package/lzip/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b72ac7851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lzip/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+comment "lzip needs a toolchain w/ C++, largefile"
+	depends on !(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP && BR2_LARGEFILE)
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LZIP
+	bool "lzip"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	help
+	  Lzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar
+	  to the one of gzip or bzip2.
+	  Lzip is about as fast as gzip, compresses most files more than
+	  bzip2, and is better than both from a data recovery perspective.
+	  Lzip is a clean implementation of the LZMA algorithm.
+
+	  http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lzip
diff --git a/package/lzip/lzip.mk b/package/lzip/lzip.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aa705118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lzip/lzip.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# lzip
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LZIP_VERSION = 1.15
+LZIP_SITE = http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/
+LZIP_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+LZIP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+define LZIP_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); ./configure --prefix=/usr \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) )
+endef
+
+define HOST_LZIP_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); ./configure --prefix=/usr \
+		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) )
+endef
+
+define LZIP_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HOST_LZIP_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define LZIP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+endef
+
+define HOST_LZIP_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) install
+endef
+
+# It's not autotools-based
+$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))