diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 95c5701f9..446c18a6d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+NULL =
+
 SUBDIRS = src test
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = harfbuzz.pc
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	autogen.sh
+	autogen.sh \
+	harfbuzz.doap \
+	$(NULL)
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
 	$(srcdir)/INSTALL \
diff --git a/harfbuzz.doap b/harfbuzz.doap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bf1827b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harfbuzz.doap
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<Project xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+         xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"
+         xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
+         xmlns="http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#">
+
+  <name xml:lang="en">harfbuzz</name>
+  <shortdesc xml:lang="en">Internationalized text layout and rendering library</shortdesc>
+
+  <homepage
+  rdf:resource="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/harfbuzz" />
+  <mailing-list
+  rdf:resource="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/harfbuzz" />
+  <!--download-page
+  rdf:resource=""/-->
+  <bug-database
+  rdf:resource="http://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=harfbuzz"/>
+
+  <maintainer>
+    <foaf:Person>
+      <foaf:name>Behdad Esfahbod</foaf:name>
+      <foaf:mbox rdf:resource="mailto:harfbuzz@behdad.org" />
+    </foaf:Person>
+  </maintainer>
+</Project>