diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/build b/packages/network/dropbear/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..206111b66a
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+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/build
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
+            --build=$HOST_NAME \
+            --prefix=/usr \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+            --localstatedir=/var \
+            --disable-static \
+            --enable-shared \
+            --disable-shadow \
+
+make
+make scp
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diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/conf.d/sshd b/packages/network/dropbear/conf.d/sshd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e45d5c7aa7
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+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/conf.d/sshd
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+################################################################################
+# SSH Server environment variables.
+#
+# This file contains non-OpenELEC evironment variables as well as OpenELEC
+# evironment variables that are not user defined.
+################################################################################
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start SSH Server on boot.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+OE_START_SSHSERVER=yes
diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/52_sshd b/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/52_sshd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b0f5cbd68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/52_sshd
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# start telnet daemon
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
+
+. /etc/sysconfig
+
+if test "$OE_START_SSHSERVER" = "yes" \
+        -a -f /usr/bin/dropbearkey \
+        -a -f /etc/issue ; then
+  progress "Starting SSH Server"
+
+  # Check for the Dropbear RSA key
+    if [ ! -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key ] ; then
+      progress "SSH: generating rsa key"
+
+      mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
+      /usr/bin/dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key > /dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
+
+  # Check for the Dropbear DSS key
+    if [ ! -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key ] ; then
+      progress "SSH: generating dsa key"
+
+      mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
+      /usr/bin/dropbearkey -t dss -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key > /dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
+
+  mkdir -p /var/log
+  /usr/sbin/dropbear -b /etc/issue -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/install b/packages/network/dropbear/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..938a3dcb38
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+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/install
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbear $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dbclient $INSTALL/usr/bin/ssh
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbearconvert $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbearkey $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/scp $INSTALL/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/url b/packages/network/dropbear/url
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98a1e0145b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/url
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear-0.52.tar.bz2
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