diff --git a/api/Makefile.am b/api/Makefile.am
index 074f7ed81e..d94ceeba59 100644
--- a/api/Makefile.am
+++ b/api/Makefile.am
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ AM_CXXFLAGS += @GLUT_CFLAGS@
 endif
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libboinc_api.la
+pkgconfig_DATA = libboinc_api.pc
 libboinc_api_la_SOURCES = $(api_files)
 libboinc_api_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
 
diff --git a/api/libboinc_api.pc.in b/api/libboinc_api.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a986cca0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/libboinc_api.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: boinc_api
+Description: BOINC API
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+URL: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/BasicApi
+
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/boinc
+Cflags.private: @GLUT_CFLAGS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lboinc_api
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 728b8a31f9..77c0601a89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ AC_SUBST(FULLNAME)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
                  version.h
                  api/Makefile
+                 api/libboinc_api.pc
                  apps/Makefile
                  clientgui/Makefile
                  clientgui/res/Makefile