diff --git a/package/mpd/Config.in b/package/mpd/Config.in
index baaaa7f1ae..eb4c28617e 100644
--- a/package/mpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/mpd/Config.in
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_MAD
 	  Enable mad input support.
 	  Select this if you want to play back MP3 files.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_MODPLUG
+	bool "modplug"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMODPLUG
+	help
+	  Enable Modplug decoder support.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_MPG123
 	bool "mpg123"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBID3TAG
diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index 51bc1719a7..5e66997b26 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmad=disabled
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_MODPLUG),y)
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libmodplug
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmodplug=enabled
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmodplug=disabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_MPG123),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libid3tag mpg123
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dmpg123=enabled