diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 935c0a1d..99975708 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	irssi.spec.in \
 	$(conf_DATA) \
 	$(theme_DATA) \
+	irssi-config.in \
 	irssi-icon.png \
 	syntax.pl \
 	findsyntax.pl
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a8644151..c2948cd5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ docs/help/Makefile
 docs/help/in/Makefile
 irssi-version.h
 irssi.spec
+irssi-config
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/irssi-config.in b/irssi-config.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd529ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irssi-config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+PROG_LIBS="@PROG_LIBS@"
+COMMON_LIBS="@COMMON_LIBS@"
+
+PERL_LINK_LIBS="@PERL_LINK_LIBS@"
+PERL_FE_LINK_LIBS="@PERL_FE_LINK_LIBS@"
+PERL_LINK_FLAGS="@PERL_LINK_FLAGS@"
+
+CHAT_MODULES="@CHAT_MODULES@"
+irc_MODULES="@irc_MODULES@"