diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat-lua b/srcpkgs/hexchat-lua
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6cf68e662f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat-lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hexchat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
index 9317f0111b..abd1955ea9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel libressl-devel dbus-glib-devel perl python-devel
- libnotify-devel libcanberra-devel libxml2-devel pciutils-devel libproxy-devel"
+ libnotify-devel libcanberra-devel libxml2-devel pciutils-devel libproxy-devel
+ lua-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils enchant iso-codes"
 configure_args=" --enable-openssl --enable-dbus --disable-textfe --enable-ipv6
  --enable-perl --enable-python"
@@ -39,3 +40,10 @@ hexchat-python_package() {
 	}
 }
 
+hexchat-lua_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - lua plugin"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/hexchat/plugins/lua.so
+	}
+}