diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index c6e5dc74f10..93e655b9f19 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -927,3 +927,5 @@ libisofs.so.6			libisofs		libisofs-devel
 libbfd-2.22.so			binutils		binutils-devel
 libopcodes-2.22.so		binutils		binutils-devel
 libv8.so			libv8			v8-devel
+libGeoIP.so.1		libgeoip		geoip-devel
+libGeoIPUpdate.so.0	libgeoip		geoip-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip-devel b/srcpkgs/geoip-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..d491cddfba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+geoip
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/depends b/srcpkgs/geoip/depends
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7bdbe85b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/depends
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+abi_depends=">=1.4.8"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip-devel.template b/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip-devel.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11b3d148513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip-devel.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'geoip-devel'.
+#
+short_desc="${short_desc} (Development files)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+
+Add_dependency run zlib-devel
+Add_dependency run libgeoip
+
+do_install()
+{
+        vmove usr/include usr
+        vmove "usr/lib/*.a" usr/lib
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip.rshlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7b95a99933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/geoip.rshlibs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+libc.so.6
+libGeoIP.so.1
+libGeoIPUpdate.so.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.rshlibs b/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.rshlibs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a1d79f63f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.rshlibs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+libc.so.6
+libz.so.1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.template b/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b26699acc1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/libgeoip.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'libgeoip'.
+#
+revision=1
+short_desc="${short_desc} (Runtime library)"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the JACK runtime lib(s)."
+
+do_install()
+{
+	vmove "usr/lib/*.so*" usr/lib
+	vmove usr/share/GeoIP usr/share
+}
+
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/geoip/template b/srcpkgs/geoip/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fade627547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/geoip/template
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Template file for 'geoip'
+pkgname=geoip
+version=1.4.8
+distfiles="http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/${pkgname}/api/c/GeoIP-${version}.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--mandir=/usr/share/man --sysconfdir=/etc/geoip"
+short_desc="Non-DNS IP-to-country resolver C library and utilities"
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+homepage="http://www.maxmind.com/app/c"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=cf0f6b2bac1153e34d6ef55ee3851479b347d2b5c191fda8ff6a51fab5291ff4
+long_desc="
+ GeoIP is the proprietary technology that drives MaxMind's IP geolocation data
+ and services. GeoIP provides businesses with a non-invasive way to determine
+ geographical and other information about their Internet visitors in
+ real-time."
+
+subpackages="lib${pkgname} ${pkgname}-devel"
+
+conf_files="/etc/geoip/GeoIP.conf"
+
+wrksrc="GeoIP-${version}"
+
+Add_dependency build zlib-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgeoip b/srcpkgs/libgeoip
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..d491cddfba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgeoip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+geoip
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