diff --git a/libraries/libsqlcipher/LIB_DEPENDS b/libraries/libsqlcipher/LIB_DEPENDS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6e34500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/libsqlcipher/LIB_DEPENDS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libcrypto
diff --git a/libraries/libsqlcipher/make.sh b/libraries/libsqlcipher/make.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2b9548b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/libsqlcipher/make.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+VERSION=v4.5.5
+PKGURL="https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/archive/refs/tags/${VERSION}.zip"
+PKGHASH=efec9eb215f0e9905272a20d8a99246e7ddac87d
+
+package_download $PKGURL $PKGHASH
+package_patch
+rmifexists $SYS_PREFIX/include/sqlite3*.h
+
+package_configure --disable-tcl --disable-shared --enable-tempstore=always CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC"
+
+package_make
+package_make install
+
+package_cleanup
+
+#eof