diff --git a/package/mpd/Config.in b/package/mpd/Config.in
index bad32f8440..6c7468e173 100644
--- a/package/mpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/mpd/Config.in
@@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_AVAHI_SUPPORT
 comment "avahi support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_LIBMPDCLIENT
+	bool "libmpdclient"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMPDCLIENT
+	help
+	  Enable libmpdclient support.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_NEIGHBOR_DISCOVERY_SUPPORT
 	bool "neighbor discovery support"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_LIBSMBCLIENT || BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_UPNP
diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index f50e3d90c7..639c8c1981 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-lame-encoder
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_LIBMPDCLIENT),y)
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libmpdclient
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libmpdclient
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libmpdclient
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_LIBNFS),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libnfs
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-nfs