diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca98ed119e..56203f4e0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ test.sh
 .vscode/*
 /suricata-update/*
 !/suricata-update/Makefile.am
+/libsuricata-config
+!/libsuricata-config.in
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5bcf9280a8..4cb7488750 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ endif
 install-library:
 	cd src && $(MAKE) $@
 	cd rust && $(MAKE) $@
+	$(INSTALL) libsuricata-config "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/libsuricata-config"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8aaf4a66d0..af47d47b4b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2680,6 +2680,7 @@ AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(RUST_FEATURES)
 AC_SUBST(RUST_SURICATA_LIBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(RUST_SURICATA_LIBNAME)
+AC_SUBST(enable_non_bundled_htp)
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY], [test "x$enable_shared" = "xyes"] && [test "x$can_build_shared_library" = "xyes"])
 
@@ -2690,6 +2691,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES(contrib/Makefile contrib/file_processor/Makefile contrib/file_pr
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(suricata.yaml etc/Makefile etc/suricata.logrotate etc/suricata.service)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(python/Makefile python/suricata/config/defaults.py)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(ebpf/Makefile)
+AC_CONFIG_FILES(libsuricata-config)
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 SURICATA_BUILD_CONF="Suricata Configuration:
diff --git a/libsuricata-config.in b/libsuricata-config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fabe07652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsuricata-config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+prefix="@prefix@"
+exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
+includedir="@includedir@"
+libdir="@libdir@"
+LIBS="@LIBS@ @RUST_LDADD@"
+
+shared_lib="-lsuricata"
+static_lib="-lsuricata_c -lsuricata_rust"
+
+enable_non_bundled_htp="@enable_non_bundled_htp@"
+
+lib="$shared_lib"
+
+show_libs="no"
+show_cflags="no"
+use_static="no"
+
+if [ "$#" = 0 ]; then
+    echo "usage: suricata-config [--cflags] [--libs] [--static]"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+while [ "$#" != 0 ]
+do
+    case "$1" in
+        --libs)
+            show_libs="yes"
+            ;;
+        --cflags)
+            show_cflags="yes"
+            ;;
+        --static)
+            lib="$static_lib"
+            use_status="yes"
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+# If --static wasn't provided, use the static library if the shared
+# library is not available.
+if [ "$use_static" = "no" ]; then
+    if ! test -e "$libdir/libsuricata.so"; then
+        lib="$static_lib"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# If we're using a bundled htp, add it to the libs as well. It will
+# already be present if we're use a non-bundled libhtp.
+if [ "$enable_non_bundled_htp" = "no" ]; then
+    lib="${lib} -lhtp"
+fi
+
+output=""
+
+if [ "$show_cflags" = "yes" ]; then
+    output="${output} -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I$includedir/suricata"
+fi
+
+if [ "$show_libs" = "yes" ]; then
+    output="${output} -L$libdir $lib $LIBS"
+fi
+
+echo "$output"