diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 728e30f..8717d3c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ endif
 
 nodist_include_HEADERS = jconfig.h
 
+pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+pkgconfig_DATA = pkgscripts/libjpeg.pc pkgscripts/libturbojpeg.pc
 
 HDRS = jchuff.h jdct.h jdhuff.h jerror.h jinclude.h jmemsys.h jmorecfg.h \
 	jpegint.h jpeglib.h jversion.h jsimd.h jsimddct.h jpegcomp.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8e75dce..534558c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
 # Check whether compiler supports pointers to undefined structures
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether compiler supports pointers to undefined structures)
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([ typedef struct undefined_structure * undef_struct_ptr; ], ,
@@ -411,6 +413,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/makemacpkg:release/makemacpkg.in])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/Description.plist:release/Description.plist.in])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/Info.plist:release/Info.plist.in])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/uninstall:release/uninstall.in])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/libjpeg.pc:release/libjpeg.pc.in])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([pkgscripts/libturbojpeg.pc:release/libturbojpeg.pc.in])
 if test "x$with_turbojpeg" != "xno"; then
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([tjbenchtest])
 fi
diff --git a/release/libjpeg.pc.in b/release/libjpeg.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40795f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/libjpeg.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: libjpeg
+Description: A SIMD-accelerated JPEG codec that provides the libjpeg API
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -ljpeg
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/release/libturbojpeg.pc.in b/release/libturbojpeg.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d4b656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/libturbojpeg.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: libturbojpeg
+Description: A SIMD-accelerated JPEG codec that provides the TurboJPEG API
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lturbojpeg
+Cflags: -I${includedir}