diff --git a/package/mesa3d/Config.in b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
index 8dd208f40a..f38dd98f80 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/Config.in
+++ b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_SWRAST
 	  This is a software opengl implementation using the Gallium3D
 	  infrastructure.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_VIRGL
+	bool "Gallium virgl driver"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER
+	help
+	  virgl is the 3D acceleration backend for the virtio-gpu
+	  shipping with qemu.
+
 comment "DRI drivers need X.Org"
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
 
diff --git a/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk b/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
index 4c8a1512bf..40e53cc81f 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
+++ b/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_NOUVEAU)  += nouveau
 MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_R600)     += r600
 MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_SVGA)     += svga
 MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_SWRAST)   += swrast
+MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_VIRGL)    += virgl
 # DRI Drivers
 MESA3D_DRI_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER_SWRAST) += swrast
 MESA3D_DRI_DRIVERS-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER_I915)   += i915