diff --git a/openwrt/package/Config.in b/openwrt/package/Config.in
index 30f45ad1424..f7eff0639ef 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/Config.in
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ source "package/bridge/Config.in"
 
 comment "Suggested Extras"
 source "package/dropbear_sshd/Config.in"
+source "package/ebtables/Config.in"
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/Config.in b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22c32abedf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_EBTABLES
+	bool "ebtables"
+	default n
+	help
+		ethernet bridging firewalling
+		http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile.in b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20a734f3004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_EBTABLES)),y)
+TARGETS+=ebtables
+endif
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk b/openwrt/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b28e86c28bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# ebtables
+#
+#############################################################
+#
+EBTABLES_SOURCE_URL=http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ebtables/
+EBTABLES_SOURCE=ebtables-v2.0.6.tar.gz
+EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/ebtables-v2.0.6
+EBTABLES_TARGET_BINARY:=usr/sbin/ebtables
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE):
+	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(EBTABLES_SOURCE_URL)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE)
+
+$(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE)
+	zcat $(DL_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	touch $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+
+$(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/ebtables: $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+	$(MAKE) -C $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR) \
+		CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Wall"
+
+$(TARGET_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_TARGET_BINARY): $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/ebtables
+	cp -af $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/ebtables $(TARGET_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_TARGET_BINARY)
+	$(STRIP) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_TARGET_BINARY)
+
+ebtables: linux $(TARGET_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_TARGET_BINARY)
+
+ebtables-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_SOURCE)
+
+ebtables-clean:
+	#$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR) uninstall
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR) clean
+
+ebtables-dirclean:
+	rm -rf $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)