diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c9a1528c..98716962 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1645,6 +1645,10 @@ local-pkg-list: $(LOCAL_PKG_LIST)</pre>
         <td class="package">libdvdread</td>
         <td class="website"><a href="https://dvdnav.mplayerhq.hu/">libdvdread</a></td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td class="package">libechonest</td>
+        <td class="website"><a href="https://github.com/lfranchi/libechonest">libechonest</a></td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td class="package">libepoxy</td>
         <td class="website"><a href="https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy">libepoxy</a></td>
diff --git a/src/libechonest-test.cpp b/src/libechonest-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b627c7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libechonest-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <echonest/Song.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    Echonest::Song a;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/libechonest.mk b/src/libechonest.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c73ff30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libechonest.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# This file is part of MXE.
+# See index.html for further information.
+
+PKG             := libechonest
+$(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 2.3.1
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := ab961ab952df30c5234b548031594d7e281e7c9f2a9d1ce91fe5421ddde85e7c
+$(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
+$(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
+$(PKG)_URL      := https://github.com/lfranchi/$(PKG)/archive/$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
+$(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc qt qjson
+
+define $(PKG)_UPDATE
+    $(call MXE_GET_GITHUB_TAGS, lfranchi/libechonest)
+endef
+
+define $(PKG)_BUILD
+    mkdir '$(1).build'
+    cd '$(1).build' && '$(TARGET)-cmake' '$(1)'
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(1).build' -j '$(JOBS)'
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(1).build' -j 1 install
+
+    # create pkg-config file
+    $(INSTALL) -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig'
+    (echo 'Name: $(PKG)'; \
+     echo 'Version: $($(PKG)_VERSION)'; \
+     echo 'Description: $(PKG)'; \
+     echo 'Requires: QtCore QtNetwork'; \
+     echo 'Libs: -lechonest';) \
+     > '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig/$(PKG).pc'
+
+    '$(TARGET)-g++' \
+        -W -Wall -Werror -ansi -pedantic \
+        '$(2).cpp' -o '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/bin/test-$(PKG).exe' \
+        `'$(TARGET)-pkg-config' libechonest --cflags --libs`
+endef
+
+$(PKG)_BUILD_STATIC =