diff --git a/build/jam/BuildFeatures b/build/jam/BuildFeatures
index 5e40740b77..4ff971b442 100644
--- a/build/jam/BuildFeatures
+++ b/build/jam/BuildFeatures
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ if [ IsPackageAvailable icu_devel ] {
 }
 
 
+# curl
+if [ IsPackageAvailable curl_devel ] {
+	ExtractBuildFeatureArchives curl :
+		file: base curl
+			runtime: lib
+		file: devel curl_devel
+			depends: base
+			library:
+				$(developLibDir)/libcurl.so
+			headers: $(developHeadersDir) $(developHeadersDir)/curl
+		;
+
+	EnableBuildFeatures curl ;
+} else  {
+	Echo "Curl not available for $(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCH)" ;
+}
+
+
 # CLucene
 
 # TODO: Update to packages!
diff --git a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
index 55605404c8..6f2db7abf1 100644
--- a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
+++ b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ rule DefineDefaultBuildProfiles
 			HAIKU_IMAGE_SIZE = 20000 ;
 
 			AddHaikuImagePackages
+				curl
+				curl_devel
 				freetype
 				freetype_devel
 				grep
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ rule DefineDefaultBuildProfiles
 					in [ MultiArchSubDirSetup $(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCHS[2-]) ] {
 				on $(architectureObject) {
 					AddHaikuImagePackages
+						curl
+						curl_devel
 						freetype
 						freetype_devel
 						icu
diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalPackages b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
index b1df1aea62..563480a233 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalPackages
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded Development ] {
 	local architectureObject ;
 	for architectureObject in [ MultiArchSubDirSetup ] {
 		on $(architectureObject) {
-			AddHaikuImagePackages ffmpeg_devel freetype_devel glu_devel
+			AddHaikuImagePackages curl_devel ffmpeg_devel freetype_devel glu_devel
 				jpeg_devel libpng_devel zlib_devel : system ;
 		}
 	}