diff --git a/package/php/Config.ext b/package/php/Config.ext
index 6880cd76e4..f745cc9e3b 100644
--- a/package/php/Config.ext
+++ b/package/php/Config.ext
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_EXIF
 	help
 	  EXIF support
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_GD
+	bool "GD"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG
+	help
+	  GD support
+
 comment "Mathematical extensions"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_BCMATH
diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index afb55b4307..c2840f3d10 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_SNMP),y)
 	PHP_DEPENDENCIES += netsnmp
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_GD),y)
+	PHP_CONF_OPTS += --with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+		--with-png-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+		--with-zlib-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+		--with-freetype-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+	PHP_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg libpng freetype
+endif
+
 define PHP_EXTENSIONS_FIXUP
 	$(SED) "/prefix/ s:/usr:$(STAGING_DIR)/usr:" \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize