diff --git a/packages/tools/dialog/build b/packages/tools/dialog/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3cc450715a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/dialog/build
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+$SCRIPTS/build ncurses
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+ac_cv_path_NCURSES_CONFIG="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ncurses-config" \
+./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
+            --build=$HOST_NAME \
+            --prefix=/usr \
+            --disable-nls \
+            --without-dbmalloc \
+            --without-dmalloc \
+            --with-ncurses \
+            --disable-widec \
+            --disable-rc-file \
+            --disable-Xdialog \
+            --disable-form \
+            --disable-mixedform \
+            --disable-tailbox \
+
+make
diff --git a/packages/tools/dialog/install b/packages/tools/dialog/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7ed797fc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/dialog/install
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/install ncurses
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/dialog $INSTALL/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/tools/dialog/url b/packages/tools/dialog/url
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..580adcdd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/dialog/url
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ftp://invisible-island.net/dialog/dialog-1.1-20100428.tgz