diff --git a/net/netcat/Makefile b/net/netcat/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0248f0d13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/netcat/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=netcat
+PKG_VERSION:=0.7.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)
+PKG_MD5SUM:=0a29eff1736ddb5effd0b1ec1f6fe0ef
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Adam Gensler <openwrt@a.gnslr.us>
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/netcat
+  SECTION:=net
+  CATEGORY:=Network
+  TITLE:=A feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool.
+  URL:=http://netcat.sourceforge.net/
+endef
+
+define Package/netcat/description
+		Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol.
+	It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities.
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
+		--disable-rpath \
+		--with-included-getopt \
+	)
+endef
+
+define Package/netcat/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/netcat \
+		$(1)/usr/bin
+endef
+
+define Package/netcat/postinst
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ -e $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc ]; then
+  rm -rf $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc;
+fi
+ln -s ./netcat $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc
+endef
+
+define Package/netcat/postrm
+#!/bin/sh
+rm $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc
+ln -s ../../bin/busybox $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc
+$${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc 2>&1 | grep 'applet not found' > /dev/null 2>&1 && rm $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/nc
+exit 0
+endef
+
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,netcat))
diff --git a/net/netcat/patches/001-netcat_flag_count.patch b/net/netcat/patches/001-netcat_flag_count.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44ee9e1f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/netcat/patches/001-netcat_flag_count.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Index: netcat-0.7.1/src/flagset.c
+===================================================================
+--- netcat-0.7.1.orig/src/flagset.c	2009-02-06 19:56:01.000000000 +0100
++++ netcat-0.7.1/src/flagset.c	2009-02-06 19:56:13.000000000 +0100
+@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
+ 
+ int netcat_flag_count(void)
+ {
+-  register char c;
++  register unsigned char c;
+   register int i;
+   int ret = 0;
+ 
+@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
+ 	Assumed that the bit number 1 is the sign, and that we will shift the
+ 	bit 1 (or the bit that takes its place later) until the the most right,
+ 	WHY it has to keep the wrong sign? */
+-      ret -= (c >> 7);
++      ret += (c >> 7);
+       c <<= 1;
+     }
+   }