diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index e860f72388..2967244d06 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ endif
 	source "package/hwdata/Config.in"
 	source "package/hwloc/Config.in"
 	source "package/i2c-tools/Config.in"
+	source "package/i7z/Config.in"
 	source "package/input-event-daemon/Config.in"
 	source "package/input-tools/Config.in"
 	source "package/intel-microcode/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/i7z/Config.in b/package/i7z/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eea74f2fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/i7z/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_I7Z
+	bool "i7z"
+	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
+	help
+	  "A better i7 (and now i3, i5) reporting tool for Linux."
+
+	  i7z can print out the C-states and temperature for i3, i5
+	  and i7 based Core processors from Intel (including Nehalems,
+	  Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge).
+
+	  https://github.com/ajaiantilal/i7z
+
+comment "i7z needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/i7z/i7z.hash b/package/i7z/i7z.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bcf2c6357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/i7z/i7z.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally computed:
+sha256 e127bddf850e7febd39cef2d2b13dca5fe19cc2a1bb1099d72b683be5d8bd1c0 i7z-5023138d7c35c4667c938b853e5ea89737334e92.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/i7z/i7z.mk b/package/i7z/i7z.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e21fd9fba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/i7z/i7z.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# i7z
+#
+################################################################################
+
+I7Z_VERSION = 5023138d7c35c4667c938b853e5ea89737334e92
+I7Z_SITE = $(call github,ajaiantilal,i7z,$(I7Z_VERSION))
+I7Z_LICENSE = GPLv2
+I7Z_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+I7Z_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
+
+define I7Z_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define I7Z_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install \
+		DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)"
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))