diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index e05bbfadf..2c88c0bda 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menu "Host utilities"
 
 	source "package/dfu-util/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/dos2unix/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/dosfstools/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/e2tools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/dos2unix/Config.in.host b/package/dos2unix/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a02e00532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dos2unix/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOS2UNIX
+	bool "host dos2unix"
+	help
+	  dos2unix converts text file line endings between CRLF and LF
+
+	  http://freshmeat.net/projects/dos2unix
diff --git a/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99bb742b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# dos2unix
+#
+################################################################################
+
+DOS2UNIX_VERSION = 7.0
+DOS2UNIX_SITE = http://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix/
+
+DOS2UNIX_LICENSE = BSD-2c
+DOS2UNIX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.txt
+
+define HOST_DOS2UNIX_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HOST_DOS2UNIX_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		install DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))