diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab5abc2aa8..ac4f4f343f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -249,8 +249,20 @@ ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_MKS = $(foreach plugin, $(ROCKSDB_PLUGINS), plugin/$(plugin)/*.mk
 include $(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_MKS)
 ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_SOURCES = $(foreach plugin, $(ROCKSDB_PLUGINS), $(foreach source, $($(plugin)_SOURCES), plugin/$(plugin)/$(source)))
 ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_HEADERS = $(foreach plugin, $(ROCKSDB_PLUGINS), $(foreach header, $($(plugin)_HEADERS), plugin/$(plugin)/$(header)))
+ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES = $(foreach plugin, $(ROCKSDB_PLUGINS), $($(plugin)_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES))
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += $(foreach plugin, $(ROCKSDB_PLUGINS), $($(plugin)_LDFLAGS))
 
+ifneq ($(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES),)
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --libs $(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES))
+ifneq ($(.SHELLSTATUS),0)
+$(error pkg-config failed)
+endif
+CXXFLAGS := $(CXXFLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES))
+ifneq ($(.SHELLSTATUS),0)
+$(error pkg-config failed)
+endif
+endif
+
 export JAVAC_ARGS
 CLEAN_FILES += make_config.mk rocksdb.pc
 
@@ -2011,6 +2023,7 @@ gen-pc:
 	-echo 'Libs: -L$${libdir} $(EXEC_LDFLAGS) -lrocksdb' >> rocksdb.pc
 	-echo 'Libs.private: $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)' >> rocksdb.pc
 	-echo 'Cflags: -I$${includedir} $(PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS)' >> rocksdb.pc
+	-echo 'Requires: $(subst ",,$(ROCKSDB_PLUGIN_PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES))' >> rocksdb.pc
 
 #-------------------------------------------------