diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/build b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..75652a3ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options $1
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+$AUTORECONF
+
+./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
+            --build=$HOST_NAME \
+            --prefix=/usr \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+
+make
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/install b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1ad68d632f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/install
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options $1
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/src/eventlircd $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/eventlircd.d
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/etc/*.evmap $INSTALL/etc/eventlircd.d
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/udev/lircd_helper $INSTALL/lib/udev
+  chmod +x $INSTALL/lib/udev/lircd_helper
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/udev/wakeup_enable $INSTALL/lib/udev
+  chmod +x $INSTALL/lib/udev/wakeup_enable
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/udev/rules.d/98-eventlircd.rules.disabled $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/udev/rules.d/98-lircd.rules.disabled $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/meta b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6254276e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="eventlircd"
+PKG_VERSION="17"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://code.google.com/p/eventlircd"
+PKG_URL="http://sources.openelec.tv/svn/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+PKG_DEPENDS="udev"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain udev"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="system/remote"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="eventlircd:The eventlircd daemon provides various functions for LIRC devices"
+PKG_LONGDESC="The eventlircd daemon provides four functions for LIRC devices"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/install b/packages/sysutils/remote/install
index 7900c3601e..3cd416c6b2 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/install
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 $SCRIPTS/install lirc
 $SCRIPTS/install irserver
+$SCRIPTS/install eventlircd
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/*.conf $INSTALL/usr/config
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