diff --git a/packages/debug/iproute2/build b/packages/debug/iproute2/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a5b08acb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debug/iproute2/build
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+$SED 's/$(CCOPTS)//' netem/Makefile
+
+# remove any old configfile
+  rm -rf ./Config
+
+# Makefile is busted so it never passes IPT_LIB_DIR properly
+  $SED "s/-DIPT/-DXT/" tc/Makefile
+  echo "TC_CONFIG_XT:=y" >> ./Config
+
+# arpd needs berkeleydb
+  $SED "/^TARGETS=/s: arpd : :" misc/Makefile
+  echo "IPT_LIB_DIR:=/usr/lib/xtables" >> ./Config
+
+# use setns from our libc
+  echo "IP_CONFIG_SETNS:=y" >> ./Config
+
+make CC="$TARGET_CC" CCOPTS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
diff --git a/packages/debug/iproute2/install b/packages/debug/iproute2/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ce64bbbddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debug/iproute2/install
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/iproute2
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/etc/iproute2/* $INSTALL/etc/iproute2
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bridge/bridge $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/genl/genl $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ip/ip $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ip/rtmon $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ip/routef $INSTALL/sbin
+    chmod +x $INSTALL/sbin/routef
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ip/routel $INSTALL/sbin
+    chmod +x $INSTALL/sbin/routel
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/ip/rtpr $INSTALL/sbin
+    chmod +x $INSTALL/sbin/rtpr
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/misc/ifstat $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/misc/lnstat $INSTALL/sbin
+    ln -sf lnstat $INSTALL/sbin/ctstat
+    ln -sf lnstat $INSTALL/sbin/rtstat
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/misc/nstat $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/misc/rtacct $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/misc/ss $INSTALL/sbin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tc/tc $INSTALL/sbin
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/tc
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/netem/*.dist $INSTALL/usr/lib/tc
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tc/m_xt.so $INSTALL/usr/lib/tc
+    ln -sf m_xt.so $INSTALL/usr/lib/tc/m_ipt.so
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/debug/iproute2/meta b/packages/debug/iproute2/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cde226537f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debug/iproute2/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="iproute2"
+PKG_VERSION="3.5.1"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/iproute2"
+PKG_URL="http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+PKG_DEPENDS="iptables"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain iptables"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="debug"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="iproute2:a collection of utilities for controlling TCP / IP networking and traffic control in Linux."
+PKG_LONGDESC="Iproute2 is a collection of utilities for controlling TCP / IP networking and traffic control in Linux."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/packages/network/install b/packages/network/install
index c7da8d55fa..6fd8ab149f 100755
--- a/packages/network/install
+++ b/packages/network/install
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ $SCRIPTS/install openssh
 if [ "$BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT" = "yes" ]; then
   $SCRIPTS/install bluez
 fi
+
+if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
+  $SCRIPTS/install iproute2
+fi