diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 09d161ba4e..46217391b9 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ menu "Crypto"
 	source "package/nettle/Config.in"
 	source "package/openssl/Config.in"
 	source "package/polarssl/Config.in"
+	source "package/trousers/Config.in"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Database"
diff --git a/package/trousers/Config.in b/package/trousers/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ab74bf9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/trousers/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_TROUSERS
+	bool "trousers"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	# doesn't build properly in static only configurations
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	help
+	  The open-source TCG Software Stack (TSS).
+
+	  This library enables the use of a Trusted Platform Module that
+	  complies with the TPM specification, version 1.2. It implements the
+	  TSS specification, version 1.2.
+
+	  http://trousers.sourceforge.net/
+
+comment "trousers needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/trousers/trousers.hash b/package/trousers/trousers.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..997cfa97c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/trousers/trousers.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# http://sourceforge.net/projects/trousers/files/trousers/0.3.13/
+sha1 d23f1a3df4febffc4174f5cca7d1c54230477bb2 trousers-0.3.13.tar.gz
+md5  ad508f97b406f6e48cd90e85d78e7ca8         trousers-0.3.13.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/trousers/trousers.mk b/package/trousers/trousers.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ecab70f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/trousers/trousers.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# trousers
+#
+##############################################################
+
+TROUSERS_VERSION = 0.3.13
+TROUSERS_SOURCE = trousers-$(TROUSERS_VERSION).tar.gz
+TROUSERS_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/trousers/trousers/$(TROUSERS_VERSION)
+TROUSERS_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+TROUSERS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+TROUSERS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+TROUSERS_DEPENDENCIES = openssl
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),y)
+TROUSERS_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
+endif
+
+# The TrouSerS build system attempts to create the tss user and group
+# on the host system. Disable the user checking feature as a
+# workaround.
+TROUSERS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-usercheck
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))