diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk
index 288a202230..211e681e8f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk
@@ -201,9 +201,16 @@ define _json-info-pkg-details
 		$(foreach patch, \
 			$(call pkg-patches-list,$(1)), \
 			$(call mk-json-str,$(patsubst $(CONFIG_DIR)/%,%,$(patch)))$(comma) \
-
 		)
 	],
+	$(if $($(1)_PROVIDES), \
+		"provides": [ \
+			$(foreach provide, \
+				$($(1)_PROVIDES), \
+				$(call mk-json-str,$(provide))$(comma) \
+			) \
+		]$(comma) \
+	)
 endef
 
 define _json-info-fs