diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 71dfdb78e5..31db10267f 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ SYSROOT_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN/$TARGET_NAME/sysroot
 LIB_PREFIX=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr
 TARGET_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$TARGET_NAME-
 
+[ -z "$CONFIG_SHELL" -a -x $TOOLCHAIN/bin/dash ] && export CONFIG_SHELL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/dash
+
 # use linaro toolchain on 64/32 split builds
 if [ -z "$TARGET_KERNEL_RELATIVE_PREFIX" ]; then
   if [ "$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH" = "arm64" -a "$TARGET_ARCH" = "arm" ]; then
diff --git a/config/show_config b/config/show_config
index 597580fb96..9ed6c9ce42 100644
--- a/config/show_config
+++ b/config/show_config
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ show_config() {
 
   config_message="$config_message\n - OEM Support:\t\t\t\t $OEM_SUPPORT"
   config_message="$config_message\n - Default ROOT Password:\t\t $ROOT_PASSWORD"
+  config_message="$config_message\n - CONFIG_SHELL:\t\t\t $CONFIG_SHELL"
   config_message="$config_message\n - Bootloader:\t\t\t\t $BOOTLOADER"
   if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" ]; then
     config_message="$config_message\n   - U-Boot configuration:\t\t $UBOOT_CONFIG"
diff --git a/packages/lang/dash/package.mk b/packages/lang/dash/package.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e9f4cd73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lang/dash/package.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC
+#
+#  LibreELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  LibreELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="dash"
+PKG_VERSION="0.5.10.2"
+PKG_SHA256="c34e1259c4179a6551dc3ceb41c668cf3be0135c5ec430deb2edfc17fff44da9"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/"
+PKG_URL="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dash/dash.git/snapshot/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST=""
+PKG_SECTION="lang"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="dash: Debian Almquist shell"
+PKG_LONGDESC="DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for most tasks."
+PKG_TOOLCHAIN="configure"
+
+pre_configure_host() {
+  $PKG_BUILD/autogen.sh
+}
diff --git a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
index 354cb85058..6f4c71ff48 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 ################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC
 #      Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
 #
-#  OpenELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  LibreELEC 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,
+#  LibreELEC 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/>.
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="toolchain"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="configtools:host make:host xz:host sed:host pkg-config:host autoconf:host automake:host intltool:host libtool:host autoconf-archive:host gcc:host bison:host flex:host cmake:host xmlstarlet:host yasm:host p7zip:host ninja:host meson:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="configtools:host make:host xz:host sed:host pkg-config:host autoconf:host automake:host dash:host intltool:host libtool:host autoconf-archive:host gcc:host bison:host flex:host cmake:host xmlstarlet:host yasm:host p7zip:host ninja:host meson:host"
 PKG_SECTION="virtual"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="toolchain: LibreELEC.tv' toolchain"
 PKG_LONGDESC="a crosscompiling toolchain to compile all packages"