diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7eaf3d07..f3d26df3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ m4/ltsugar.m4
 m4/ltversion.m4
 m4/lt~obsolete.m4
 src/stamp-h1
+libsecp256k1.pc
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 06c8d74b..e3334284 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS += src/field_gmp_impl.h
 noinst_HEADERS += src/field.h
 noinst_HEADERS += src/field_impl.h
 
+pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = libsecp256k1.pc
+
 if USE_ASM
 libsecp256k1_la_SOURCES += src/field_5x52_asm.asm
 endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a77f708..3cc58dea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using field implementation: $set_field])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using bignum implementation: $set_bignum])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/libsecp256k1-config.h])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile libsecp256k1.pc])
 AC_SUBST(SECP_INCLUDES)
 AC_SUBST(SECP_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SECP_TEST_LIBS)
diff --git a/libsecp256k1.pc.in b/libsecp256k1.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c72dd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsecp256k1.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: libsecp256k1
+Description: Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1
+URL: https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Libs.private: @SECP_LIBS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lsecp256k1
+