diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5be6fa..a284124 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.o
 *.lo
 *.la
+*.pc
 *.dll
 *.dylib
 *.so.*
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 86a5c9d..2f527b6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ include sources.mk
 include_HEADERS = $(MINISKETCH_DIST_HEADERS_INT)
 noinst_HEADERS = $(MINISKETCH_LIB_HEADERS_INT) $(MINISKETCH_FIELD_GENERIC_HEADERS_INT) $(MINISKETCH_FIELD_CLMUL_HEADERS_INT)
 
+pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = libminisketch.pc
+
 LIBMINISKETCH = libminisketch.la
 LIBMINISKETCH_FIELD_GENERIC = libminisketch_field_generic.la
 if ENABLE_CLMUL
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9dc66e7..d1bc436 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ RELEASE_DEFINES=
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     Makefile
+    libminisketch.pc
 ])
 
 AC_SUBST(CLMUL_CXXFLAGS)
diff --git a/libminisketch.pc.in b/libminisketch.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4140876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libminisketch.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: @PACKAGE_NAME@
+Description: An optimized library for BCH-based set reconciliation.
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lminisketch
+Cflags: -I${includedir}