diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c65d1aea65..a2f1bfd431 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5488,6 +5488,7 @@ src/lib/eina/Makefile
 src/lib/emile/Makefile
 src/lib/eet/Makefile
 src/lib/eo/Makefile
+src/lib/efl/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/eina/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/eo/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/evas/Makefile
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/Makefile.am b/src/lib/efl/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..760e868e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/efl/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+EOLIAN_FLAGS = -I$(srcdir)
+
+include ../../Makefile_Eolian_Subbuild_Helper.am
+
+# Even though libefl is new, it contains definitions used by legacy APIs
+efl_eolian_legacy_files = \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_fill.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_base.eo \
+interfaces/efl_image.eo \
+interfaces/efl_image_animated.eo \
+$(NULL)
+
+efl_eolian_files = \
+interfaces/efl_control.eo \
+interfaces/efl_file.eo \
+interfaces/efl_image_load.eo \
+interfaces/efl_player.eo \
+interfaces/efl_text.eo \
+interfaces/efl_text_properties.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_stack.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_view.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_buffer.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_gradient_base.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_gradient_linear.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_gradient_radial.eo \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_filter.eo \
+interfaces/efl_model_base.eo \
+interfaces/efl_animator.eo \
+interfaces/efl_orientation.eo \
+interfaces/efl_flipable.eo \
+interfaces/efl_vpath.eo \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.eo \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_file.eo \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_core.eo \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_file_core.eo \
+interfaces/efl_ui_progress.eo \
+$(efl_eolian_legacy_files) \
+$(NULL)
+
+efl_eolian_type_files = \
+	interfaces/efl_gfx_types.eot \
+	interfaces/efl_types.eot \
+	$(NULL)
+
+efl_eolian_files_h = $(efl_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.h) \
+   $(efl_eolian_type_files:%.eot=%.eot.h)
+efl_eolian_files_c = $(efl_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.c)
+efl_eolian_legacy_files_h = $(efl_eolian_legacy_files:%.eo=%.eo.legacy.h)
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = \
+     $(efl_eolian_files_c) \
+     $(efl_eolian_files_h) \
+     $(efl_eolian_legacy_files_h)
+
+efleolianfilesdir = $(datadir)/eolian/include/efl-@VMAJ@
+efleolianfiles_DATA = $(efl_eolian_files) $(efl_eolian_type_files)
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libefl.la
+
+libefl_la_SOURCES = \
+interfaces/efl_interfaces_main.c \
+interfaces/efl_model_common.c \
+interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.c \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_file.c \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.c \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_core.c \
+interfaces/efl_vpath_file_core.c
+
+libefl_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/efl @EFL_CFLAGS@ -DEFL_GFX_FILTER_BETA
+libefl_la_LIBADD = @EFL_SUBBUILD_LIBS@
+libefl_la_DEPENDENCIES = @EFL_SUBBUILD_INTERNAL_LIBS@
+libefl_la_LDFLAGS = @EFL_LTLIBRARY_FLAGS@
+
+installed_eflheadersdir = $(includedir)/efl-@VMAJ@
+dist_installed_eflheaders_DATA = \
+Efl_Config.h \
+Efl_Model_Common.h \
+Efl.h
+
+installed_eflinterfacesdir = $(includedir)/efl-@VMAJ@/interfaces
+dist_installed_eflinterfaces_DATA = \
+	interfaces/efl_gfx.x
+
+nodist_installed_eflinterfaces_DATA = \
+	$(efl_eolian_files_h) \
+	$(efl_eolian_legacy_files_h)