diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index 5f52640..271b357 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
index 2ba04a9..060aef5 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index eafb6d5..2709965 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
index a936321..5af42ca 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
index 67dcc1e..5659e4e 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
-
+BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
diff --git a/openpower/package/Config.in b/openpower/package/Config.in
index e7e26fb..902d2ec 100755
--- a/openpower/package/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/Config.in
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/capp-ucode/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/skiboot/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/libflash/Config.in"
+source "$BR2_EXTERNAL/package/loadkeys/Config.in"
diff --git a/openpower/package/loadkeys/Config.in b/openpower/package/loadkeys/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c53391c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/loadkeys/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS
+	bool "loadkeys"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_CHECK
+	# Uses fork()
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	help
+	  Custom package to install just the 'loadkeys'
+	  binary from the kbd package.
+
+	  http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/
diff --git a/openpower/package/loadkeys/S16-keymap b/openpower/package/loadkeys/S16-keymap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..aa3f068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/loadkeys/S16-keymap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        loadkeys /etc/kbd/config
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/openpower/package/loadkeys/backtab-keymap b/openpower/package/loadkeys/backtab-keymap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..953b990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/loadkeys/backtab-keymap
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Enable backtab for VGA consoles
+# Thanks to http://web.mit.edu/daveg/Info/backtab-howto.txt
+
+keycode  15 = Tab   F91
+	alt     keycode  15 = Meta_Tab
+	shift   alt     keycode  15 = F92
+
+# backtab and M-backtab
+string F91 = "\033[Z"
+string F92 = "\033\033[Z"
diff --git a/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.hash b/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a4cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# From https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/sha256sums.asc
+sha256	7a899de1c0eb75f3aea737095a736f2375e1cbfbe693fc14a3fe0bfb4649fb5e	kbd-2.0.3.tar.xz
diff --git a/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.mk b/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db6cbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/package/loadkeys/loadkeys.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# loadkeys - Custom installer for the kbd package
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LOADKEYS_VERSION = 2.0.3
+LOADKEYS_SOURCE = kbd-$(LOADKEYS_VERSION).tar.xz
+LOADKEYS_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/kbd
+LOADKEYS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-vlock
+LOADKEYS_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),gettext)
+LOADKEYS_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+LOADKEYS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LOADKEYS_INSTALL_STAGING = NO
+LOADKEYS_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
+
+define LOADKEYS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/src/loadkeys \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
+define LOADKEYS_POST_INSTALL
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/loadkeys/S16-keymap \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/loadkeys/backtab-keymap \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/kbd/config
+endef
+
+LOADKEYS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LOADKEYS_POST_INSTALL
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))