diff --git a/packages/debug/meta b/packages/debug/meta
index 0f86ef36b1..36902735c1 100644
--- a/packages/debug/meta
+++ b/packages/debug/meta
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb mesa-demos htop nano wgetpaste evtest tvdump w_scan"
+PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb mesa-demos tvdump w_scan tools"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="debug"
diff --git a/packages/tools/meta b/packages/tools/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fbb236fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+PKG_NAME="tools"
+PKG_VERSION=""
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
+PKG_URL=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="htop nano wgetpaste evtest"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="debug"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="debug: Metapackage for installing some tools"
+PKG_LONGDESC="debug is a Metapackage for installing some tools"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
+
+