diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index b579e50a32..266173cdf2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1065,6 +1065,13 @@ python emit_pkgdata() {
 			f.write('%s: %s\n' % (var, encode(val)))
 		return
 
+	def get_directory_size(dir):
+		if os.listdir(dir):
+			size = int(os.popen('du -sk %s' % dir).readlines()[0].split('\t')[0])
+		else:
+			size = 0
+		return size
+
 	packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES', True)
 	pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST', 1)
 	pkgdatadir = d.getVar('PKGDESTWORK', True)
@@ -1113,6 +1120,7 @@ python emit_pkgdata() {
 		for dfile in (d.getVar('FILERDEPENDSFLIST_' + pkg, True) or "").split():
 			write_if_exists(sf, pkg, 'FILERDEPENDS_' + dfile)
 
+		sf.write('%s_%s: %s\n' % ('PKGSIZE', pkg, get_directory_size(pkgdest + "/%s" % pkg)))
 		sf.close()