diff --git a/lang/luv/Config.in b/lang/luv/Config.in
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+++ b/lang/luv/Config.in
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+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_luv
+
+config LUV_USE_LUAJIT_ENGINE
+	bool "Use luajit engine"
+	select PACKAGE_luajit
+	help
+		If selected, luv will be compiled against luajit. If not selected, luv will use Lua as engine.
+	default n
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/lang/luv/Makefile b/lang/luv/Makefile
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+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=luv
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/luvit/luv.git
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1.9.1-1
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2016-12-16
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
+
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
+
+define Package/luv
+  SUBMENU:=Lua
+  SECTION:=lang
+  CATEGORY:=Languages
+  TITLE:=Luv
+  URL:=https://github.com/luvit/luv
+  MAINTAINER:=Morteza Milani <milani@pichak.co>
+  DEPENDS:=+libuv +!LUV_USE_LUAJIT_ENGINE:lua
+endef
+
+define Package/luv/description
+  Bare libuv bindings for lua
+endef
+
+define Package/luv/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DLUA_BUILD_TYPE=System
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DWITH_SHARED_LIBUV=ON
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DBUILD_MODULE=OFF
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LUV_USE_LUAJIT_ENGINE),y)
+	CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DWITH_LUA_ENGINE=Luajit
+else
+	CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DWITH_LUA_ENGINE=Lua
+endif
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/luv
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/luv/*.h $(1)/usr/include/luv
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/*.so* $(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+define Package/luv/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/lua
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libluv.so.1.9.1 $(1)/usr/lib/lua/luv.so
+endef
+
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,luv))