diff --git a/openwrt/package/Config.in b/openwrt/package/Config.in
index 73e768ae3d4841aa047170be7ed0f8c400e8d27c..f3d0ea35c1a9444d39683eba6b4016a86554b3ea 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/Config.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ source "package/bridge/Config.in"
 
 comment "Applications"
 source "package/microperl/Config.in"
+source "package/strace/Config.in"
 
 comment "Networking"
 source "package/ppp/Config.in"
diff --git a/openwrt/package/Makefile b/openwrt/package/Makefile
index 898b8a7e5489cdde74872f2d518f8af71276c997..42e222b66057fd178a3b02c2d65acf2d0039d762 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_PPTPD) += pptpd
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_IPROUTE2) += iproute2
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL) += microperl
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBELF) += libelf
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_STRACE) += strace
 
 all: compile install
 clean: $(patsubst %,%-clean,$(package-) $(package-y) $(package-m)) linux-clean
diff --git a/openwrt/package/strace/Config.in b/openwrt/package/strace/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e83e685e104b7ba7b5d2e9296031e498aae086c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/strace/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_STRACE
+	tristate "strace"
+	default m
+	help
+	  A useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool.
+	  Allows you to track what system calls a program makes 
+	  while it is running.
+
+	  http://sourceforge.net/projects/strace/
diff --git a/openwrt/package/strace/Makefile b/openwrt/package/strace/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2702b72e7d8afd66a72b2bd8b450a5b8efbcb2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/strace/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#############################################################
+#
+# ebtables
+#
+#############################################################
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=strace
+PKG_VERSION:=4.5.9
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://aleron.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/strace
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_CAT:=bzcat
+PKG_IPK:=$(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
+PKG_IPK_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
+	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+	$(PKG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		./configure \
+		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+		--prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr \
+		--bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--datadir=/usr/share \
+		--localstatedir=/var \
+		--mandir=/usr/man \
+		--infodir=/usr/info \
+		$(DISABLE_NLS) \
+		$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \
+	);
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+
+$(PKG_IPK): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PKG_NAME).control $(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/sbin
+	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/sbin/
+	$(STRIP) $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/sbin/*
+	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
+$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list: $(PKG_IPK)
+	$(IPKG) install $(PKG_IPK)
+
+source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+compile: $(PKG_IPK)
+install: $(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	rm -f $(PKG_IPK)
diff --git a/openwrt/package/strace/strace.control b/openwrt/package/strace/strace.control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..022473ce896d52234847d1638a447f7fa1335c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/strace/strace.control
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Package: strace
+Priority: optional
+Section: net
+Version: 4.5.9-1
+Architecture: mipsel
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Description: System call trace program