diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index ffd3207..a024d3d 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@
 endmenu
 
 menu "Graphics"
+	source "package/assimp/Config.in"
 	source "package/atk/Config.in"
 	source "package/atkmm/Config.in"
 	source "package/bullet/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/assimp/Config.in b/package/assimp/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e2f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/assimp/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ASSIMP
+	bool "assimp"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	help
+	  Open Asset Import Library (assimp) is a portable Open Source
+	  library to import various well-known 3D model formats in a uniform
+	  manner. The most recent version also knows how to export 3d files
+	  and is therefore suitable as a general-purpose 3D model converter.
+
+	  http://www.assimp.org
+
+comment "assimp needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/package/assimp/assimp.mk b/package/assimp/assimp.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd556e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/assimp/assimp.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# assimp
+#
+################################################################################
+
+ASSIMP_VERSION = v3.2
+ASSIMP_SITE = $(call github,assimp,assimp,$(ASSIMP_VERSION))
+ASSIMP_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+ASSIMP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+ASSIMP_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
+ASSIMP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+ASSIMP_CONF_OPTS += -DASSIMP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+
+$(eval $(cmake-package))