diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiv2-devel b/srcpkgs/exiv2-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..f602e52e753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiv2-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exiv2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiv2/depends b/srcpkgs/exiv2/depends
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33e01087ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiv2/depends
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+abi_depends=">=0.18.2"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiv2/exiv2-devel.template b/srcpkgs/exiv2/exiv2-devel.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ef77d0a5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiv2/exiv2-devel.template
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Template file for 'exiv2-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (development files)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run zlib-devel
+Add_dependency run expat-devel
+Add_dependency run libstdc++-devel
+Add_dependency run exiv2
+
+do_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiv2/template b/srcpkgs/exiv2/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8f19609caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiv2/template
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Template file for 'exiv2'
+pkgname=exiv2
+version=0.18.2
+distfiles="http://www.exiv2.org/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="Image metadata manipulation"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=a4b8e720378abdedc02f8e6f96f4052cc4ee822317c6200aa89833f7d460682a
+long_desc="
+ Exiv2 comprises a C++ library and a command line utility to access
+ image metadata (EXIF, IPTC, MakerNotes)."
+
+subpackages="exiv2-devel"
+
+Add_dependency run libgcc
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libstdc++
+Add_dependency run zlib
+Add_dependency run expat
+Add_dependency build zlib-devel
+Add_dependency build expat-devel
+Add_dependency build libstdc++-devel
diff --git a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
index 59ccb628095..dd544c4af39 100644
--- a/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
+++ b/xbps-src/common/mapping_shlib_binpkg.txt
@@ -469,3 +469,4 @@ libgimpconfig-2.0.so		gimp			gimp-devel
 libgimpmath-2.0.so		gimp			gimp-devel
 libgimpcolor-2.0.so		gimp			gimp-devel
 libgimpmodule-2.0.so		gimp			gimp-devel
+libexiv2.so			exiv2			exiv2-devel