diff --git a/distributions/OpenELEC/options b/distributions/OpenELEC/options
index 88c9cab266..f3416a9f4a 100644
--- a/distributions/OpenELEC/options
+++ b/distributions/OpenELEC/options
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 # LCD driver to Use - Possible drivers are ( Comma seperated:
 # bayrad,CFontz,CFontz633,CFontzPacket,curses,CwLnx,dm140,
-# ea65,EyeboxOne,g15,glcdlib,glk,hd44780,i2500vfd,
+# ea65,EyeboxOne,g15,glcd,glcdlib,glk,hd44780,i2500vfd,
 # icp_a106,imon,imonlcd,IOWarrior,irman,irtrans,
 # joy,lb216,lcdm001,lcterm,lirc,lis,MD8800,mdm166a,
 # ms6931,mtc_s16209x,MtxOrb,mx5000,NoritakeVFD,
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
index ac92a3de95..025e370343 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ if [ "$IRSERVER_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET irserver"
 fi
 
+IFS=$','
+for i in $LCD_DRIVER; do
+  case $i in
+    glcd) PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET serdisplib"
+      ;;
+    *)
+  esac
+done
+unset IFS
+
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-libusb --enable-drivers=$LCD_DRIVER,!curses,!svga --enable-seamless-hbars"
 
 pre_make_target() {
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
       -e "s|^#Hello=\"   LCDproc!\"|Hello=\"$DISTRONAME\"|" \
       -e "s|^#GoodBye=\"Thanks for using\"|GoodBye=\"Thanks for using\"|" \
       -e "s|^#GoodBye=\"   LCDproc!\"|GoodBye=\"$DISTRONAME\"|" \
+      -e "s|^#normal_font=.*$|normal_font=/usr/share/fonts/liberation/LiberationMono-Bold.ttf|" \
       -i $INSTALL/etc/LCDd.conf
 
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/openelec
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/package.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18eb8da412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/package.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  OpenELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  OpenELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="serdisplib"
+PKG_VERSION="1.97.9"
+PKG_REV="0"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://serdisplib.sourceforge.net/"
+PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libusb-compat"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="sysutils"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="serdisplib: a lcd control library"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Library to drive serial/parallel/usb displays with built-in controllers"
+
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
+
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr \
+                           --bindir=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/bin \
+                           --enable-libusb \
+                           --disable-libSDL \
+                           --with-drivers=all"
+
+pre_configure_target() {
+  # serdisplib fails to build in subdirs (found this in packages/devel/attr/package.mk)
+  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+    rmdir .$TARGET_NAME
+}
+
+post_make_target() {
+  # copy necessary libs and headers to build the driver glcd from lcdproc
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/serdisplib
+  cp include/serdisplib/*.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/serdisplib
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+  cp lib/libserdisp.so* $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+}
+
+makeinstall_target() {
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp lib/libserdisp.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/patches/serdisplib-disable_SDL_crosscompile.patch b/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/patches/serdisplib-disable_SDL_crosscompile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7d1613711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/serdisplib/patches/serdisplib-disable_SDL_crosscompile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+diff -Naur serdisplib-1.97.9/configure serdisplib-1.97.9-b/configure
+--- serdisplib-1.97.9/configure	2010-02-21 20:49:29.000000000 +0100
++++ serdisplib-1.97.9-b/configure	2015-06-10 17:49:18.780035766 +0200
+@@ -4347,6 +4347,11 @@
+ #    HAVE_SDL_H
+ #    HAVE_SDL_SDL_H
+ #  HAVE_LIBSDL
++
++has_libSDL="false"   # pre-init
++
++# SDL only if not cross compiling (until better solution has been found)
++if test "$ac_cv_build" == "$ac_cv_host" ; then
+ # Extract the first word of "sdl-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+ set dummy sdl-config; ac_word=$2
+ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+@@ -4387,7 +4392,6 @@
+ fi
+ 
+ 
+-has_libSDL="false"   # pre-init
+ if test ! -z "${LIBSDL_CONFIG}"; then
+   LIBSDL_CFLAGS=`${LIBSDL_CONFIG} --cflags`
+   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${LIBSDL_CFLAGS}"
+@@ -4761,6 +4765,7 @@
+       fi
+   fi
+ fi
++fi
+ 
+ 
+ 
+diff -Naur serdisplib-1.97.9/configure.in serdisplib-1.97.9-b/configure.in
+--- serdisplib-1.97.9/configure.in	2010-02-21 20:49:29.000000000 +0100
++++ serdisplib-1.97.9-b/configure.in	2015-06-10 17:46:33.986014606 +0200
+@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@
+ #    HAVE_SDL_H
+ #    HAVE_SDL_SDL_H
+ #  HAVE_LIBSDL
+-AC_PATH_PROG(LIBSDL_CONFIG, sdl-config)
+ 
+ has_libSDL="false"   # pre-init
++
++# SDL only if not cross compiling (until better solution has been found)
++if test "$ac_cv_build" == "$ac_cv_host" ; then
++AC_PATH_PROG(LIBSDL_CONFIG, sdl-config)
++
+ if test ! -z "${LIBSDL_CONFIG}"; then
+   LIBSDL_CFLAGS=`${LIBSDL_CONFIG} --cflags`
+   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${LIBSDL_CFLAGS}"
+@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@
+       fi
+   fi
+ fi
++fi
+ AC_SUBST(has_libSDL)
+ AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBSDL)
+