diff --git a/src/tools/Jamfile b/src/tools/Jamfile
index 30143b1a07..b3e81c2fbc 100644
--- a/src/tools/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tools/Jamfile
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ SEARCH on [ FGristFiles
 		UpdateMimeInfoThread.cpp MimeUpdateThread.cpp database_support.cpp
 	] = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src build libbe storage mime ] ;
 
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tools addattr ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tools bfs_shell ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tools copy_to_bfs_image ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tools cppunit ;
diff --git a/src/tools/addattr/Jamfile b/src/tools/addattr/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24e307b6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/addattr/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tools addattr ;
+
+SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src bin addattr ] ;
+
+USES_BE_API on <build>addattr = true ;
+
+BuildPlatformMain <build>addattr
+	: main.cpp addAttr.cpp
+	: $(HOST_LIBBE) $(HOST_LIBSUPC++)
+;