diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 47bddeb28..44e0a7792 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ source "package/peercast/Config.in"
 source "package/setpwc/Config.in"
 
 comment "Serial communications & terminal emulation"
+source "package/lrzsz/Config.in"
 source "package/microcom/Config.in"
 source "package/picocom/Config.in"
 source "package/serdisplib/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index a7eb2ddaf..ec8d517b6 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2) += libxml2
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXSLT) += libxslt
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD) += lighttpd
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_ATM) += linux-atm
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LRZSZ) += lrzsz
 package-$(BR2_COMPILE_LUA) += lua
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MACCHANGER) += macchanger
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MADPLAY) += madplay
diff --git a/package/lrzsz/Config.in b/package/lrzsz/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..539899094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lrzsz/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LRZSZ	
+	prompt "lrsz.............................. X,Y and Z-modem protocols"
+	tristate
+	default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
+	help
+		Transfer files in your login sessions.
+		Very leightweight ans straight forward.
+		You just need a terminal client that can do 
+		either X, Y or Z-modem file transfers.
+
+		http://www.ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz.html
diff --git a/package/lrzsz/Makefile b/package/lrzsz/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6081e51c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lrzsz/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=lrzsz
+PKG_VERSION:=0.12.20
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b5ce6a74abc9b9eb2af94dffdfd372a4
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.ohse.de/uwe/releases/
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/package/rules.mk
+
+$(eval $(call PKG_template,LRZSZ,$(PKG_NAME),$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE),$(ARCH)))
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include" \
+		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib" \
+		./configure \
+			--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+			--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+			--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+			--prefix=/usr \
+			--without-libiconv-prefix \
+			--without-libintl-prefix \
+			--disable-nls \
+	);
+	touch $@
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
+	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		prefix="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr"
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lrz $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lsz $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin
+	touch $@
+
+$(IPKG_LRZSZ):
+	install -d -m0755 $(IDIR_LRZSZ)/usr/bin
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lrz $(IDIR_LRZSZ)/usr/bin
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lsz $(IDIR_LRZSZ)/usr/bin
+	(cd $(IDIR_LRZSZ)/usr/bin;\
+	 ln -s lrz lrx;\
+	 ln -s lrz lrb;\
+	 ln -s lsz lsx;\
+	 ln -s lsz lsb;);
+	$(RSTRIP) $(IDIR_LRZSZ)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_LRZSZ) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
+mostlyclean:
+	make -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean
+	rm $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built
+
diff --git a/package/lrzsz/ipkg/lrzsz.control b/package/lrzsz/ipkg/lrzsz.control
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e6344bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lrzsz/ipkg/lrzsz.control
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Package: lrzsz
+Priority: optional
+Section: communications
+Source: http://www.ohse.de/uwe/software/lrzsz.html
+Description: X-Modem, Y-modem, Z-modem protocol handlers. Transfer files in a terminal session. You just need a terminal client that supports x,y or z-modem