diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8adabd9ec..d0ab9cd54 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2014-01-06  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	Add manual page for `freetype-config'.
+	Contributed by Nis Martensen <nis.martensen@web.de>.
+
+	* docs/freetype-config.1: New file.
+
+	* builds/unix/unix-def.in (mandir): Define.
+	* builds/unix/install.mk (install, uninstall): Handle manpage.
+
 2014-01-05  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[autofit] Minor fixes for `afblue.pl'.
diff --git a/builds/unix/install.mk b/builds/unix/install.mk
index 9cd954875..029b19263 100644
--- a/builds/unix/install.mk
+++ b/builds/unix/install.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# Copyright 1996-2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2013 by
+# Copyright 1996-2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2014 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ install: $(PROJECT_LIBRARY)
           $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/aclocal/freetype2.m4
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) -m 644 $(OBJ_BUILD)/freetype2.pc \
           $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig/freetype2.pc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_DIR)/docs/freetype-config.1 \
+          $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/freetype-config.1
 
 
 uninstall:
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ uninstall:
 	-$(DELETE) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/freetype-config
 	-$(DELETE) $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/aclocal/freetype2.m4
 	-$(DELETE) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig/freetype2.pc
+	-$(DELETE) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/freetype-config.1
 
 
 check:
diff --git a/builds/unix/unix-def.in b/builds/unix/unix-def.in
index 491e97486..f74156586 100644
--- a/builds/unix/unix-def.in
+++ b/builds/unix/unix-def.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# Copyright 1996-2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013 by
+# Copyright 1996-2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ bindir       := @bindir@
 includedir   := @includedir@
 datarootdir  := @datarootdir@
 datadir      := @datadir@
+mandir       := @mandir@
 
 version_info := @version_info@
 
diff --git a/docs/freetype-config.1 b/docs/freetype-config.1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acbc73d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/freetype-config.1
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+.TH FREETYPE-CONFIG 1 "December 2013" "FreeType 2.5.2"
+.
+.
+.SH NAME
+.
+freetype-config \- Get information about a libfreetype installation
+.
+.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.
+.B freetype-config
+.RI [ options ]
+.
+.
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.
+.B freetype-config
+returns information needed for compiling and linking programs with the
+FreeType library, such as linker flags and compilation parameters.
+.
+Alternatively, it can be used to query information about the
+FreeType library version installed on the system, such as the
+installation (directory path) prefix or the FreeType version number.
+.
+.PP
+This program is part of the FreeType package.
+.
+.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.
+There are two types of options: output/display selection options, and
+path override options.
+.
+.
+.SS Output selection options
+.
+Only one of the output selection options should be given at each program
+invocation.
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-prefix
+Return the prefix value of the installed FreeType library (the default
+prefix will be `/usr' in most cases for distribution-installed
+packages).
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-exec-prefix
+Return the executable prefix value of the installed FreeType library
+(will often be the same as the prefix value).
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-ftversion
+Return the FreeType version number.
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-version
+Return the `libtool version' of the FreeType library.
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-libtool
+Return the library name for linking with libtool.
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-libs
+Return compiler flags for linking with the installed FreeType library.
+.
+.TP
+.B \-\-cflags
+Return compiler flags for compiling against the installed FreeType library.
+.
+.
+.SS Path override options
+.
+These affect any selected output option, except the libtool version
+returned by `--version'.
+.
+.TP
+.BI \-\-prefix= PREFIX
+Override `--prefix' value with
+.IR PREFIX .
+.
+.TP
+.BI \-\-exec-prefix= EPREFIX
+Override `--exec-prefix' value with
+.IR EPREFIX .
+.
+.
+.\" eof