diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 2a6256111fb..f6ba2324fad 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -987,3 +987,4 @@ libnetsnmp.so.30		libnet-snmp		net-snmp-devel
 libnetsnmpagent.so.30		libnet-snmp		net-snmp-devel
 libnetsnmpmibs.so.30		libnet-snmp		net-snmp-devel
 libnetsnmptrapd.so.30		libnet-snmp		net-snmp-devel
+libieee1284.so.3		libieee1284		libieee1284-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libieee1284/depends b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/depends
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08597f150ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/depends
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+abi_depends=">=0.2.10"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284-devel.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c56be98abf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284-devel.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'libieee1284-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run libieee1284 ">=$version"
+
+noarch=yes
+
+do_install() {
+	vmove usr/include usr
+	vmove usr/share usr
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284.rshlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..631aa1dda40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/libieee1284.rshlibs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libc.so.6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libieee1284/template b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5930b46c9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libieee1284/template
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Template file for 'libieee1284'
+pkgname=libieee1284
+version=0.2.10
+homepage="http://cyberelk.net/tim/libieee1284"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-static --without-python"
+short_desc="A library to query devices connected in parallel port"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=77a5b31aa1b1ca12ef8ac03b122cc1f45123fda736229e4f8b4e7bc49a1fe1fb
+long_desc="
+ This library is intended to be used by applications that need to
+ communicate with (or at least identify) devices that are attached via
+ a parallel port."
+
+subpackages="$pkgname-devel"