diff --git a/package/mosquitto/Config.in b/package/mosquitto/Config.in
index 8bedf2ad21..339df8fddb 100644
--- a/package/mosquitto/Config.in
+++ b/package/mosquitto/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO_BROKER
 	help
 	  Build and install the mosquitto broker onto target.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO_BROKER_DYNAMIC_SECURITY_PLUGIN
+	bool "dynamic security plugin"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO_BROKER
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_CJSON
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	help
+	  Build and install the dynamic security plugin for
+	  mosquitto broker onto target.
+
 comment "mosquitto broker needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
index 6b249c37fd..c031f10c6b 100644
--- a/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
+++ b/package/mosquitto/mosquitto.mk
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO_BROKER),y)
 MOSQUITTO_MAKE_DIRS += src apps/mosquitto_ctrl apps/mosquitto_passwd
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO_BROKER_DYNAMIC_SECURITY_PLUGIN),y)
+MOSQUITTO_MAKE_DIRS += plugins/dynamic-security
+endif
+
 define MOSQUITTO_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) DIRS="$(MOSQUITTO_MAKE_DIRS)" \
 		$(MOSQUITTO_MAKE_OPTS)