diff --git a/contrib/debian/bitcoin-tx.install b/contrib/debian/bitcoin-tx.install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c21052a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/bitcoin-tx.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/local/bin/bitcoin-tx usr/bin
diff --git a/contrib/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
index 4392bb3385..01625b8438 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/debian/control
@@ -56,3 +56,17 @@ Description: peer-to-peer network based digital currency - Qt GUI
  requires 20+ GB of space, slowly growing.
  .
  This package provides Bitcoin-Qt, a GUI for Bitcoin based on Qt.
+
+Package: bitcoin-tx
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: peer-to-peer digital currency - standalone transaction tool
+ Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that
+ is completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or
+ trusted parties.  Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and
+ transact directly with each other, with the help of a P2P network to
+ check for double-spending.
+ .
+ This package provides bitcoin-tx, a command-line transaction creation
+ tool which can be used without a bitcoin daemon.  Some means of
+ exchanging minimal transaction data with peers is still required.