diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 5de3c1f4cc7..741b0b1c0cd 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2799,3 +2799,4 @@ libomxvideosched.so.0 libomxil-bellagio-0.9.3_1
 libnss_libvirt_guest.so.2 libvirt-3.1.0_1
 libvirt-admin.so.0 libvirt-3.1.0_1
 libnss_libvirt.so.2 libvirt-3.1.0_1
+libassimp.so.3 libassimp-3.3.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/assimp/template b/srcpkgs/assimp/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2c00c63ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/assimp/template
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Template file for 'assimp'
+pkgname=assimp
+version=3.3.1
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config doxygen"
+makedepends="boost-devel zlib-devel"
+short_desc="Import library for various well-known 3D model formats"
+maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+homepage="http://assimp.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/assimp/assimp/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d385c3f90876241343f09e45f4e5033a6a05861b971c63d1f6d512371ffdc7bf
+depends="libassimp>=${version}_${revision}"
+
+post_install() {
+	cd doc
+	# Create command documentation
+	rm -rf AssimpCmdDoc_Html
+	doxygen Doxyfile_Cmd
+	vmkdir usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
+	vcopy AssimpCmdDoc_Html/* usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
+	# Create library documentation
+	rm -rf AssimpDoc_Html
+	doxygen Doxyfile
+	vmkdir usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/lib
+	vcopy AssimpDoc_Html/* usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/lib
+	cd ..
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+libassimp_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - libraries"
+	depends="${makedepends}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/*.so.*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
+libassimp-devel_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	depends="libassimp>${version}_${revision}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/*.so
+		vmove usr/lib/cmake
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		vmkdir usr/share/doc/libassimp
+		mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/${sourcepkg}/lib/* \
+			${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/libassimp/
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libassimp b/srcpkgs/libassimp
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..04302370c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libassimp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+assimp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libassimp-devel b/srcpkgs/libassimp-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..04302370c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libassimp-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+assimp
\ No newline at end of file