diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 6875d8b388..5d6d62dd9f 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ menu "Other"
 	source "package/apr-util/Config.in"
 	source "package/argp-standalone/Config.in"
 	source "package/armadillo/Config.in"
+	source "package/bdwgc/Config.in"
 	source "package/boost/Config.in"
 	source "package/clapack/Config.in"
 	source "package/classpath/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/bdwgc/Config.in b/package/bdwgc/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aa7c7dff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/bdwgc/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BDWGC
+	bool "bdwgc"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS
+	help
+	  The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can
+	  be used as a garbage collecting replacement for C 'malloc'
+	  or C++ 'new'.
+
+	  http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
diff --git a/package/bdwgc/bdwgc.mk b/package/bdwgc/bdwgc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e6de1ac9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/bdwgc/bdwgc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# bdwgc
+#
+################################################################################
+
+BDWGC_VERSION = 7.2f
+BDWGC_SOURCE = gc-$(BDWGC_VERSION).tar.gz
+BDWGC_SITE = http://www.hboehm.info/gc/gc_source
+BDWGC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+BDWGC_LICENSE = bdwgc license
+BDWGC_LICENSE_FILES = README.QUICK
+BDWGC_DEPENDENCIES = libatomic_ops host-pkgconf
+
+# The libtool shipped with the package is bogus and generates some
+# -L/usr/lib flags. It uses a version not supported by Buildroot
+# libtool patches, so autoreconfiguring the packages is the easiest
+# solution.
+BDWGC_AUTORECONF = YES
+
+# Ensure we use the system libatomic_ops, and not the internal one.
+BDWGC_CONF_OPTS = --with-libatomic-ops=yes
+HOST_BDWGC_CONF_OPTS = --with-libatomic-ops=yes
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))