diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index f291ba8e7c..929e9f895f 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2888,6 +2888,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_mako.py
 F:	toolchain/
 
 N:	Roy Kollen Svendsen <roykollensvendsen@gmail.com>
+F:	package/dlib/
 F:	package/qt6/
 
 N:	Rufus Segar <rhs@riseup.net>
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index a1d53edf5b..c0f4d9ece5 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -2155,6 +2155,7 @@ menu "Other"
 	source "package/cracklib/Config.in"
 	source "package/dawgdic/Config.in"
 	source "package/ding-libs/Config.in"
+	source "package/dlib/Config.in"
 	source "package/dotconf/Config.in"
 	source "package/double-conversion/Config.in"
 	source "package/eigen/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/dlib/Config.in b/package/dlib/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2419af967b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dlib/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DLIB
+	bool "dlib"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	help
+	  Dlib is a modern C++ toolkit containing machine learning
+	  algorithms and tools for creating complex software in C++ to
+	  solve real world problems.
+
+	  http://dlib.net
+
+comment "dlib needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/dlib/dlib.hash b/package/dlib/dlib.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af206386b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dlib/dlib.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Locally computed
+sha256  22513c353ec9c153300c394050c96ca9d088e02966ac0f639e989e50318c82d6  dlib-19.24.6.tar.gz
+
+# Hashes for license files
+sha256  50c1c5978d490c7f13062d91c4b89affc83774f87bc4568a714f748b62a5b216  dlib/external/libjpeg/README
+sha256  debfae299fa4118b0a586af4cf7ac8d38aae81ac4e9995c935862aaee6eb0362  dlib/external/libpng/LICENSE
+sha256  83965b843b98f670d3a85bd041ed4b372c8ec50d7b4a5995a83ac697ba675dcb  dlib/external/pybind11/LICENSE
+sha256  8d8291caf1cee26d23acf3eb67c9f9a2d58f1c681b16a4fbe8cbfb9e3c0b5a9b  dlib/LICENSE.txt
+sha256  908b0b565ae9bf61b7b41447cb0b83564f320375723bcc884ec30e5537a0d5dc  dlib/test/ffmpeg_data/LICENSE.TXT
+sha256  78515536a4b0d896745b6483fccc561987e8e2f2d014dc81d7c2e97c497a0a69  examples/LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
+sha256  a0e7b40719ba74630debe9fae1cb847ee436215451123254a690171d09fb036e  examples/video_frames/license.txt
+sha256  8d8291caf1cee26d23acf3eb67c9f9a2d58f1c681b16a4fbe8cbfb9e3c0b5a9b  LICENSE.txt
+sha256  8acb12b218fdb5e071f25eda9ac990d04888388b65095867d9007c278a9f993b  python_examples/LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
diff --git a/package/dlib/dlib.mk b/package/dlib/dlib.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eb0002775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dlib/dlib.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# dlib
+#
+################################################################################
+
+DLIB_VERSION = 19.24.6
+DLIB_SITE = $(call github,davisking,dlib,v$(DLIB_VERSION))
+DLIB_CMAKE_BACKEND = ninja
+DLIB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+DLIB_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
+
+DLIB_LICENSE = \
+	BSD-3-Clause (kissfft, pybind11) \
+	BSL-1.0 (dlib, tools) \
+	CC0-1.0 (examples) \
+	libpng-2.0 (libpng) \
+	MIT or CC0-1.0 (JoinPaths.cmake)
+
+DLIB_LICENSE_FILES = \
+	dlib/external/libjpeg/README \
+	dlib/external/libpng/LICENSE \
+	dlib/external/pybind11/LICENSE \
+	dlib/LICENSE.txt \
+	dlib/test/ffmpeg_data/LICENSE.TXT \
+	examples/LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt \
+	examples/video_frames/license.txt \
+	LICENSE.txt \
+	python_examples/LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
+
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DDLIB_LINK_WITH_SQLITE3=OFF \
+	-DDLIB_USE_CUDA=OFF \
+	-DDLIB_USE_MKL_FFT=OFF
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG)$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE),yy)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_FFMPEG=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += ffmpeg
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_FFMPEG=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GIFLIB),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_GIF_SUPPORT=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += giflib
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_GIF_SUPPORT=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_JPEG_SUPPORT=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_JPEG_SUPPORT=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LAPACK),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_LAPACK=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += lapack
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_LAPACK=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBJXL),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_JXL_SUPPORT=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += libjxl
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_JXL_SUPPORT=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_PNG_SUPPORT=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += libpng
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_PNG_SUPPORT=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENBLAS),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_BLAS=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += openblas
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_USE_BLAS=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_WEBP_SUPPORT=ON
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += webp
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_WEBP_SUPPORT=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11),y)
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_NO_GUI_SUPPORT=OFF
+DLIB_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libX11
+else
+DLIB_CONF_OPTS += -DDLIB_NO_GUI_SUPPORT=ON
+endif
+
+$(eval $(cmake-package))