diff --git a/include/image-commands.mk b/include/image-commands.mk
index 074e40e4e8..15084093d2 100644
--- a/include/image-commands.mk
+++ b/include/image-commands.mk
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ define Build/fit
 	@mv $@.new $@
 endef
 
+define Build/libdeflate-gzip
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/libdeflate-gzip -f -12 -c $@ $(1) > $@.new
+	@mv $@.new $@
+endef
+
 define Build/gzip
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/gzip -f -9n -c $@ $(1) > $@.new
 	@mv $@.new $@
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 6300180d3f..c7c7d00756 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ tools-y += findutils
 tools-y += firmware-utils
 tools-y += flex
 tools-y += gengetopt
+tools-y += libdeflate
 tools-y += libressl
 tools-y += libtool
 tools-y += lzma
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ $(curdir)/genext2fs/compile := $(curdir)/libtool/compile
 $(curdir)/gengetopt/compile := $(curdir)/libtool/compile
 $(curdir)/gmp/compile := $(curdir)/libtool/compile
 $(curdir)/isl/compile := $(curdir)/gmp/compile
+$(curdir)/libdeflate/compile := $(curdir)/cmake/compile
 $(curdir)/libressl/compile := $(curdir)/pkgconf/compile
 $(curdir)/libtool/compile := $(curdir)/automake/compile $(curdir)/missing-macros/compile
 $(curdir)/lzma-old/compile := $(curdir)/zlib/compile
diff --git a/tools/libdeflate/Makefile b/tools/libdeflate/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d30a8ca674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libdeflate/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libdeflate
+PKG_VERSION:=1.15
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/ebiggers/libdeflate.git
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=v$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=122feff4543541b547dc89e832adf262c81911ae1acbccdc591f0353a85b600a
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/programs/libdeflate-gzip $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
+	$(LN) libdeflate-gzip $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/libdeflate-gunzip
+endef
+
+define Host/Clean
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/libdeflate-gzip
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/libdeflate-gunzip
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))