diff --git a/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aeb907fa984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+case "${ACTION}" in
+    post)
+	ln -sf /opt/Brother /usr/local/Brother
+	# add brother 3 to /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
+	opt/Brother/sane/setupSaneScan3 -i
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/REMOVE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b344209ce42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/REMOVE
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+case ${ACTION} in
+    purge) rm usr/local/Brother;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/files/60-brother-brscan3.rules b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/files/60-brother-brscan3.rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08873369d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/files/60-brother-brscan3.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This file use the libsane_matched routine in 53-sane.rules
+
+# For Brother Brscan3 
+ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0664", GROUP="scanner", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/template b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2db3dd3ffed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/brother-brscan3/template
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Template file for 'brother-brscan3'
+pkgname=brother-brscan3
+version=0.2.11
+revision=1
+maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carlo.dormeletti@email.it>"
+homepage="http://support.brother.com/g/b/index.aspx"
+license="GPL-2"
+short_desc=" Scanner driver for the brother DCP-197C printer/scanner"
+only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
+makedepends="brother-dcp197c-lpr brother-dcp197c-cupswrapper cups sane"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+create_wksrc=yes
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
+	distfiles="http://download.brother.com/welcome/dlf006642/brscan3-${version}-5.amd64.deb"
+        checksum="cce23bd9481f0fb3856e6c1fecdb65d7b21d1efb74e1741ef6185fa952319beb"
+	debpkgid="5.amd64"
+elif [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686" ]; then
+	distfiles="http://download.brother.com/welcome/dlf006641/brscan3-${version}-4.i386.deb"
+	checksum="3d2c8aace27a694c0984c6a1913fb2ebbd6cfd7a46bcdce3d54ae3693009d835"
+        debpkgid="4.i386"
+fi
+
+
+do_extract() {
+	ar x ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}/brscan3-${version}-${debpkgid}.deb
+	cd ${wrksrc} 
+	tar xzpvf data.tar.gz 
+}
+
+do_install(){
+        mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}
+ 	# dlls and symlink (correctly put in /usr/lib)
+        cd ${wrksrc} 
+        vinstall ./usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother3.so.1.0.7 755 usr/lib/sane
+        ln -sf  /usr/lib/sane/libsane-brother3.so.1.0.7 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/sane/libsane-brother3.so.1
+        ln -sf  /usr/lib/sane/libsane-brother3.so.1.0.7 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/sane/libsane-brother3.so
+        vinstall ./usr/lib64/libbrscandec3.so.1.0.0 755 usr/lib
+        ln -sf /usr/lib64/libbrscandec3.so.1.0.0  ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libbrscandec3.so.1
+        ln -sf /usr/lib64/libbrscandec3.so.1.0.0  ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libbrscandec3.so   
+        vmkdir /opt/Brother
+        vcopy "./usr/local/Brother/*" /opt/Brother/
+        vinstall ${FILESDIR}/60-brother-brscan3.rules 644 usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+}