diff --git a/cpprest.changes b/cpprest.changes
index 9c59f06..fc3b3cb 100644
--- a/cpprest.changes
+++ b/cpprest.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  5 11:49:40 UTC 2017 - i@marguerite.su
+
+- add a pkgconfig file, fix boo#1068836
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 16 18:28:44 UTC 2017 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cpprest.spec b/cpprest.spec
index 5a15a3b..798b441 100644
--- a/cpprest.spec
+++ b/cpprest.spec
@@ -94,6 +94,22 @@ chmod -x %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/cpprest/oauth1.h
 cp build/Binaries/libcpprest.so.%{major}.%{minor} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/
 ln -sf libcpprest.so.%{major}.%{minor} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libcpprest.so
 
+# create a pkgconfig file
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig
+cat << EOF > %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
+prefix=%{_prefix}
+exec_prefix=%{_prefix}
+libdir=%{_libdir}
+includedir=%{_includedir}
+
+Name: %{name}
+Description: cloud-based client-server communication
+URL: %{url}
+Version: %{version}
+Libs: -L%{_libdir} -lcpprest
+Cflags: -I%{_includedir}/cpprest -I%{_includedir}/pplx
+EOF
+
 %post -n libcpprest%{major}_%{minor} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libcpprest%{major}_%{minor} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -106,5 +122,6 @@ ln -sf libcpprest.so.%{major}.%{minor} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libcpprest.so
 %{_includedir}/%{name}
 %{_includedir}/pplx
 %{_libdir}/libcpprest.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
 
 %changelog