diff --git a/srcpkgs/i2pd-devel b/srcpkgs/i2pd-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..6a68f8b3955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/i2pd-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+i2pd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/i2pd/template b/srcpkgs/i2pd/template
index 91e085f41ac..209f52225e9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i2pd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i2pd/template
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 esac
 
 do_install() {
+	# Static library and headers for the -devel package
+	vinstall libi2pd.a 644 usr/lib
+	vmkdir usr/include
+	vcopy "libi2pd/*.h" usr/include
+
+	# Configuration for the main package
 	vbin i2pd
 	vman debian/i2pd.1
 	vinstall contrib/i2pd.conf 644 etc/i2pd
@@ -37,5 +43,14 @@ do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/i2pd
 	vcopy contrib/certificates usr/share/i2pd
 	vmkdir var/lib/i2pd
-	ln -s /usr/share/i2pd/certificates ${DESTDIR}/var/lib/i2pd/certificates
+	ln -sf /usr/share/i2pd/certificates ${DESTDIR}/var/lib/i2pd/certificates
+}
+
+i2pd-devel_package() {
+	depends="i2pd>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/include/*.h"
+	}
 }