diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index ead4b5742c..fb1b7549fb 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1))
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install_lib,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1))
+	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1)" "$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)")
 	touch $$@
 
     $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/stamp/.$(1)_installed: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1).installed
@@ -191,11 +192,15 @@ $(_endef)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export DESCRIPTION=$$(Package/$(1)/description)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export PATH=$$(TARGET_PATH_PKG)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export PKG_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:=$(PKG_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)
+    ifdef Build/InstallDev
+      $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAMP_INSTALLED)
+    endif
     $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(1).provides $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAMP_BUILT) $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package-ipkg.mk
 	@rm -rf $$(IDIR_$(1)); \
 		$$(call remove_ipkg_files,$(1),$$(call opkg_package_files,$(call gen_ipkg_wildcard,$(1))))
 	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR) $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL $(PKG_INFO_DIR)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(IDIR_$(1)))
+	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" "$$(IDIR_$(1))" "$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)")
 	$(if $(Package/$(1)/install-overlay),mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR) $$(IDIR_$(1))/rootfs-overlay)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install-overlay,$$(IDIR_$(1))/rootfs-overlay)
 	-find $$(IDIR_$(1)) -name 'CVS' -o -name '.svn' -o -name '.#*' -o -name '*~'| $(XARGS) rm -rf
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index d38d52908e..0f1dd5cc50 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Build/Exports=$(Build/Exports/Default)
 define Build/CoreTargets
   STAMP_PREPARED:=$$(STAMP_PREPARED)
   STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$$(STAMP_CONFIGURED)
+  PKG_ABI_VERSION:=$$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
 
   $(if $(QUILT),$(Build/Quilt))
   $(call Build/Autoclean)
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ define Build/CoreTargets
 			"$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)" \
 			"$(STAGING_DIR)"; \
 	fi
+	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME))
 	if [ -d $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME) ]; then \
 		(cd $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME); find ./ > $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME).files); \
 		$(call locked, \
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index cbe1b0cb4c..c6bd7327c5 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ else
     $(SCRIPT_DIR)/rstrip.sh
 endif
 
+SET_ABI_VERSION= \
+    PATCHELF="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/patchelf" \
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/set-abi-version.sh
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_IPV6),y)
   DISABLE_IPV6:=
 else
@@ -428,6 +432,8 @@ $(shell \
 )
 endef
 
+abi_version_str = $(subst -,,$(subst _,,$(subst .,,$(1))))
+
 COMMITCOUNT = $(if $(DUMP),0,$(call commitcount))
 AUTORELEASE = $(if $(DUMP),0,$(call commitcount,1))
 
diff --git a/scripts/set-abi-version.sh b/scripts/set-abi-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a61c842c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/set-abi-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2020 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+SELF=${0##*/}
+
+[ -n "$PATCHELF" ] || {
+  echo "$SELF: patchelf command not defined (PATCHELF variable not set)"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+ABI_VER="$1"
+PATCH_DIR="$2"
+REF_LIST="$3"
+
+[ -n "$ABI_VER" -a -n "$PATCH_DIR" ] || {
+	echo "$SELF: no ABI version or files/directories specified"
+	echo "usage: $SELF <VERSION> [<PATH>...]"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+cmd() {
+	echo "$@" >&2
+	"$@" || exit 1
+}
+
+gen_lib_list() {
+	while read F; do
+		F="${F##*/}"
+		case "$F" in
+			lib*.so*);;
+			*) continue;;
+		esac
+		echo -n "$F:"
+	done < "$REF_LIST"
+}
+
+find "$PATCH_DIR" -type f -a -name 'lib*.so*' | \
+(
+	while read F; do
+		NEW_F="${F%%.so*}.so.$ABI_VER"
+		NEW_NAME="${NEW_F##*/}"
+		[ "$NEW_F" != "$F" ] || continue
+		cmd mv "$F" "$NEW_F"
+		[ "$REF_LIST" ] || cmd ln -s "$NEW_NAME" "$F"
+		cmd $PATCHELF --set-soname "$NEW_NAME" "$NEW_F"
+	done
+)
+
+[ -n "$REF_LIST" ] || exit 0
+
+LIBS="$(gen_lib_list)"
+LIBS="${LIBS%%:}"
+find "$PATCH_DIR" -type f -a -exec file {} \; | \
+  sed -n -e 's/^\(.*\):.*ELF.*\(executable\|relocatable\|shared object\).*,.*/\1:\2/p' | \
+(
+	IFS=":"
+	while read F S; do
+		$PATCHELF --print-needed "$F" | while read L; do
+			BASE_L="${L%%.so*}"
+			for lib in $LIBS; do
+				base_lib="${lib%%.so*}"
+				[ "$BASE_L" = "$base_lib" ] || continue
+				[ "$l" = "$lib" ] && continue
+				cmd $PATCHELF --replace-needed "$L" "$lib" "$F"
+			done
+		done
+	done
+	true
+)