diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f4d865e7d..ef17876d5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA = \
 	contrib/libdcc/dcc_stdio.c \
 	contrib/libdcc/dcc_stdio.h \
 	contrib/libdcc/example.c \
-	contrib/libdcc/README
+	contrib/libdcc/README \
+	contrib/openocd.udev
 
 SUBDIRS = src doc
 
diff --git a/contrib/openocd.udev b/contrib/openocd.udev
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f56cabd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/openocd.udev
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+BUS!="usb", ACTION!="add", SUBSYSTEM!=="usb_device", GOTO="openocd_rules_end"
+
+# Olimex ARM-USB-OCD
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="15ba", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# Olimex ARM-USB-OCD-TINY
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="15ba", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0004", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# USBprog with OpenOCD firmware
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="1781", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c63", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# Amontec JTAGkey
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="0403", SYSFS{idProduct}=="cff8", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# Amontec JTAGkey-HiSpeed
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="0fbb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1000", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# IAR J-Link USB
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="1366", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0101", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+# Raisonance RLink
+SYSFS{idVendor}=="138e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="9000", MODE="664", GROUP="plugdev"
+
+LABEL="openocd_rules_end"
+