diff --git a/package/openssh/openssh.mk b/package/openssh/openssh.mk
index 6b7ac22c19..986bab413d 100644
--- a/package/openssh/openssh.mk
+++ b/package/openssh/openssh.mk
@@ -73,4 +73,10 @@ define OPENSSH_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50sshd
 endef
 
+define OPENSSH_INSTALL_SSH_COPY_ID
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/contrib/ssh-copy-id $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ssh-copy-id
+endef
+
+OPENSSH_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += OPENSSH_INSTALL_SSH_COPY_ID
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))