diff --git a/package/proftpd/Config.in b/package/proftpd/Config.in
index 4a544f0c50..4898f49dd2 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/proftpd/Config.in
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL_SQLITE
 
 endif
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SFTP_SQL
+	bool "mod_sftp_sql support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SFTP
+	help
+	  Compile ProFTPD with mod_sftp_sql support
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_QUOTATAB
 	bool "mod_quotatab support"
 	help
diff --git a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
index 946a37d69e..e126d0e0a4 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
+++ b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_sql_sqlite
 PROFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += sqlite
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SFTP_SQL),y)
+PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_sftp_sql
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_QUOTATAB),y)
 PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_quotatab
 endif