diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 2ee843ed5..23472297e 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ source "package/cpuload/Config.in"
 source "package/htop/Config.in"
 source "package/keyutils/Config.in"
 source "package/kmod/Config.in"
+source "package/lxc/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/module-init-tools/Config.in"
 endif
diff --git a/package/lxc/Config.in b/package/lxc/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e6e20815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lxc/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LXC
+	bool "lxc"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP
+	depends on BR2_INET_IPV6
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	help
+	  Linux Containers (LXC), provides the ability to group and isolate
+	  of a set of processes in a jail by virtualizing and accounting the
+	  kernel resources. It is similar to Linux-Vserver or Openvz.
+
+	  http://lxc.sourceforge.net/
+
+comment "lxc requires a toolchain with IPv6 and thread support"
+	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/lxc/lxc.mk b/package/lxc/lxc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e069029d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lxc/lxc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# lxc
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LXC_VERSION = 0.9.0
+LXC_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lxc/lxc/lxc-$(LXC_VERSION)
+LXC_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
+LXC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LXC_DEPENDENCIES = libcap
+LXC_CONF_OPT = --disable-apparmor
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))