diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6bc81965..f8203fe9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -306,3 +306,8 @@ TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/ipMatch.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/ge.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/lt.json
 
+
+pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = modsecurity.pc
+EXTRA_DIST = modsecurity.pc.in
+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6f19a2f0..6b5ade91 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ AC_SUBST(GLOBAL_CFLAGS)
 
 # Files to be generated via autotools.
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([\
+    modsecurity.pc \
     Makefile \
     doc/Makefile \
     src/Makefile \
diff --git a/modsecurity.pc.in b/modsecurity.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6ca5e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modsecurity.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: ModSecurity
+Description: ModSecurity API
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Cflags: -I@includedir@/@PACKAGE@
+Libs: -L@libdir@ -lmodsecurity