diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 684ceec05..a4f75c96e 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ endmenu
 
 menu "Database"
 source "package/berkeleydb/Config.in"
+source "package/gdbm/Config.in"
 source "package/mysql_client/Config.in"
 source "package/sqlcipher/Config.in"
 source "package/sqlite/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/gdbm/Config.in b/package/gdbm/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5aae83c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gdbm/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GDBM
+	bool "gdbm"
+	help
+	  GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extensible hashing.
+	  It works similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines.
+
+	  http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/gdbm.html
+
diff --git a/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk b/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4971b127d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# gdbm
+#
+#############################################################
+GDBM_VERSION = 1.10
+GDBM_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gdbm
+GDBM_LICENSE = GPLv3
+GDBM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+GDBM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))