diff --git a/gnome-common/PKGBUILD b/gnome-common/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2054d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-common/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+pkgname=gnome-common
+pkgver=3.12.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Common development macros for GNOME -- required e.g. for pygobject"
+arch=(any)
+depends=('sh')
+license=('GPL')
+url="http://www.gnome.org"
+source=(http://download.gnome.org/sources/$pkgname/${pkgver:0:4}/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz)
+sha256sums=('18712bc2df6b2dd88a11b9f7f874096d1c0c6e7ebc9cfc0686ef963bd590e1d8')
+
+build() {
+  cd $pkgname-$pkgver
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd $pkgname-$pkgver
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+}