diff --git a/libs/libartnet/Makefile b/libs/libartnet/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5b003e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libartnet/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2014 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libartnet
+PKG_VERSION:=1.1.2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1.1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/libartnet/releases/download/1.1.2
+PKG_MD5SUM:=dcceab3efe3dae4c18fa549dbd198e71
+
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Martijn Zilverschoon <martijn@friedzombie.com>
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.1
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/libartnet
+	SECTION:=libs
+	CATEGORY:=Libraries
+	TITLE:=Libartnet is an implementation of the ArtNet protocol.
+	URL:=http://www.openlighting.org/libartnet-main/
+endef
+
+define Package/libartnet/description
+	Libartnet is an implementation of the ArtNet protocol. ArtNet allows the
+	transmission of DMX and related data over IP networks.
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+	all install
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/artnet $(1)/usr/include/
+	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libartnet.{so,so.1,so.1.0.0} $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+
+define Package/libartnet/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libartnet.{so,so.1,so.1.0.0} $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libartnet))
diff --git a/libs/libartnet/patches/001-bswap_16.patch b/libs/libartnet/patches/001-bswap_16.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c9be5f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libartnet/patches/001-bswap_16.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/artnet/private.h
++++ b/artnet/private.h
+@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ extern uint16_t HIGH_BYTE;
+ #endif
+ 
+ // byte ordering macros
++#ifndef bswap_16
+ #define bswap_16(x)  ((((x) >> 8) & 0xff) | (((x) & 0xff) << 8))
++#endif
+ 
+ // htols : convert short from host to little endian order
+ #ifdef WIN32