diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5b29aa7..edef492 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ SUBDIRS = src tools doc debian
 aclocaldir = @datadir@/aclocal
 aclocal_DATA = libraw1394.m4
 
-EXTRA_DIST = libraw1394.m4
+pkgconfigdir = @libdir@/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = libraw1394.pc
+
+EXTRA_DIST = libraw1394.m4 libraw1394.pc
 
 doc: psdoc pdfdoc htmldoc
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2145cd9..e57ebdb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ AC_SUBST(lt_age)
 CFLAGS=${CFLAGS:-"-Wall -O2"}
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
+libraw1394.pc
 src/Makefile
 tools/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
diff --git a/libraw1394.pc.in b/libraw1394.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..240236d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraw1394.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: libraw1394
+Description: Interface library for the Linux IEEE1394 drivers.
+Version: @VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lraw1394
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/libraw1394