diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1dc00d64..f40cbd1a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2
 SUBDIRS = src include doc contrib
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
-pkgconfig_DATA = libosmo-hnbap.pc libosmo-ranap.pc libosmo-sabp.pc
+pkgconfig_DATA = libosmo-hnbap.pc libosmo-ranap.pc libosmo-rua.pc libosmo-sabp.pc
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	     .version \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 93c5bb1a..5490348e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"])
 AC_OUTPUT(
 	libosmo-hnbap.pc
 	libosmo-ranap.pc
+	libosmo-rua.pc
 	libosmo-sabp.pc
 	src/Makefile
 	src/hnbap/Makefile
diff --git a/contrib/osmo-iuh.spec.in b/contrib/osmo-iuh.spec.in
index 592b1684..2ef38a30 100644
--- a/contrib/osmo-iuh.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/osmo-iuh.spec.in
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
 This subpackage contains libraries and header files for developing
 applications that want to make use of libosmoranap.
 
+%package -n libosmo-rua0
+Summary:        Shared Library part of libosmo-rua
+Group:          System/Libraries
+
+%description -n libosmo-rua0
+Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
+
+%package -n libosmo-rua-devel
+Summary:        Development files for Osmocom RUA library
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+Requires:       libosmo-rua0 = %{version}
+
+%description -n libosmo-rua-devel
+Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
 
 %package -n libosmo-sabp0
 Summary:        Shared Library part of libosmo-sabp
@@ -152,6 +166,14 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check || (find . -name testsuite.log -exec cat {} +)
 %{_libdir}/libosmo-ranap.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libosmo-ranap.pc
 
+%files -n libosmo-rua0
+%{_libdir}/libosmo-rua.so.0*
+
+%files -n libosmo-rua-devel
+%{_includedir}/*
+%{_libdir}/libosmo-rua.so
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libosmo-rua.pc
+
 %files -n libosmo-sabp0
 %{_libdir}/libosmo-sabp.so.0*
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e13834f9..f89869aa 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -89,6 +89,28 @@ Multi-Arch: same
 Depends: libosmo-ranap3 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
 
+Package: libosmo-rua0
+Section: libs
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
+Description: Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
+
+Package: libosmo-rua-dbg
+Section: debug
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Depends: libosmo-rua0 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
+
+Package: libosmo-rua-dev
+Section: libdevel
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Depends: libosmo-rua0 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Osmocom code for the Iuh interface (HNBAP, RUA, RANAP)
+
 Package: libosmo-sabp0
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
diff --git a/debian/libosmo-rua-dev.install b/debian/libosmo-rua-dev.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6150760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libosmo-rua-dev.install
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+usr/include/osmocom/rua
+usr/lib/*/libosmo-rua.so
+usr/lib/*/pkgconfig/libosmo-rua.pc
diff --git a/debian/libosmo-rua0.install b/debian/libosmo-rua0.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac07bedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libosmo-rua0.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/lib/*/libosmo-rua*.so.*
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 714ef8bf..b85b0d2d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip -plibosmo-hnbap0 --dbg-package=libosmo-hnbap-dbg
 	dh_strip -plibosmo-ranap3 --dbg-package=libosmo-ranap-dbg
+	dh_strip -plibosmo-rua0 --dbg-package=libosmo-rua-dbg
 	dh_strip -plibosmo-sabp0 --dbg-package=libosmo-sabp-dbg
 	dh_strip -posmo-hnbgw --dbg-package=osmo-hnbgw-dbg
 
diff --git a/include/osmocom/rua/Makefile.am b/include/osmocom/rua/Makefile.am
index 307f1234..37b9384b 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/rua/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/osmocom/rua/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-noinst_HEADERS = \
+rua_HEADERS = \
 	rua_common.h rua_ies_defs.h rua_msg_factory.h \
 	RUA_Ansi-41-IDNNS.h \
 	RUA_Cause.h \
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	RUA_TypeOfError.h \
 	RUA_UnsuccessfulOutcome.h
 
+ruadir = $(includedir)/osmocom/rua
+
 DISTCLEANFILES = \
 	rua_ies_defs.h
diff --git a/libosmo-rua.pc.in b/libosmo-rua.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9bd1d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libosmo-rua.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: Osmocom RUA protocol library
+Description: C Utility Library
+Version: @VERSION@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -losmo-rua
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3414a011..c1508ad1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include \
 #
 HNBAP_LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 RANAP_LIBVERSION=4:0:1
+RUA_LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 SABP_LIBVERSION=0:0:0
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmo-hnbap.la libosmo-ranap.la libosmo-sabp.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmo-hnbap.la libosmo-ranap.la libosmo-rua.la libosmo-sabp.la
 libosmo_hnbap_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(HNBAP_LIBVERSION)
 libosmo_hnbap_la_LIBADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOVTY_LIBS) $(OSMOSIGTRAN_LIBS) \
 			  $(ASN1C_LIBS) hnbap/libosmo-asn1-hnbap.la
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ libosmo_ranap_la_LIBADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOVTY_LIBS) $(OSM
 libosmo_ranap_la_SOURCES = ranap_common.c ranap_encoder.c ranap_decoder.c ranap_msg_factory.c iu_helpers.c \
 			   ranap_common_cn.c iu_client.c iu_client_vty.c
 
+libosmo_rua_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(HNBAP_LIBVERSION)
+libosmo_rua_la_LIBADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOVTY_LIBS) $(OSMOSIGTRAN_LIBS) \
+			  $(ASN1C_LIBS) rua/libosmo-asn1-rua.la
+libosmo_rua_la_SOURCES = rua_common.c rua_encoder.c rua_decoder.c rua_msg_factory.c
+
 libosmo_sabp_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(SABP_LIBVERSION)
 libosmo_sabp_la_LIBADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOVTY_LIBS) $(OSMOSIGTRAN_LIBS) \
 			  $(ASN1C_LIBS) sabp/libosmo-asn1-sabp.la
@@ -86,17 +92,14 @@ libosmo_sabp_la_SOURCES = sabp_common.c sabp_encoder.c sabp_decoder.c
 #
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-hnbgw
 
-osmo_hnbgw_SOURCES = rua_encoder.c rua_decoder.c rua_common.c \
-		     rua_msg_factory.c \
-		     hnbgw.c hnbgw_hnbap.c hnbgw_rua.c hnbgw_ranap.c \
+osmo_hnbgw_SOURCES = hnbgw.c hnbgw_hnbap.c hnbgw_rua.c hnbgw_ranap.c \
 		     hnbgw_vty.c \
 		     context_map.c hnbgw_cn.c
 
 osmo_hnbgw_LDADD = $(OSMOCORE_LIBS) $(OSMOGSM_LIBS) $(OSMOVTY_LIBS) $(OSMOCTRL_LIBS) \
 		   $(ASN1C_LIBS) $(OSMOSIGTRAN_LIBS) \
 		   $(OSMONETIF_LIBS) \
-		   rua/libosmo-asn1-rua.a \
-		   libosmo-hnbap.la libosmo-ranap.la
+		   libosmo-hnbap.la libosmo-rua.la libosmo-ranap.la
 
 
 regen: regenerate-from-asn1-source
diff --git a/src/rua/Makefile.am b/src/rua/Makefile.am
index 1623178f..7e1d18e7 100644
--- a/src/rua/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/rua/Makefile.am
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ ASN_MODULE_INC=	\
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(ASN1C_CFLAGS) $(OSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
 
-noinst_LIBRARIES=libosmo-asn1-rua.a
-libosmo_asn1_rua_a_SOURCES=$(ASN_MODULE_SOURCES)
-libosmo_asn1_rua_a_LIBADD=$(ASN1C_LDADD)
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES=libosmo-asn1-rua.la
+libosmo_asn1_rua_la_SOURCES=$(ASN_MODULE_SOURCES)
+libosmo_asn1_rua_la_LIBADD=$(ASN1C_LDADD)
 
 regen: regenerate-from-asn1-source
 
diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile.am b/src/tests/Makefile.am
index dfc8fe6b..20635245 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ check_PROGRAMS = test-ranap test-helpers test-hnbap hnb-test #dummy-cn
 
 noinst_HEADERS = test_common.h hnb-test.h hnb-test-layers.h
 
-RUA_FILES = $(top_srcdir)/src/rua_common.c $(top_builddir)/src/rua_decoder.c $(top_builddir)/src/rua_encoder.c $(top_srcdir)/src/rua_msg_factory.c
-
 test_helpers_SOURCES = test-helpers.c test_common.c
 test_helpers_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
 
 test_hnbap_SOURCES = $(top_srcdir)/src/hnbap_common.c $(top_builddir)/src/hnbap_decoder.c test-hnbap.c test_common.c
 test_hnbap_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-hnbap.la $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
 
-hnb_test_SOURCES = $(RUA_FILES) hnb-test.c test_common.c hnb-test-ranap.c hnb-test-rua.c
-hnb_test_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-hnbap.la $(top_builddir)/src/rua/libosmo-asn1-rua.a $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
+hnb_test_SOURCES = hnb-test.c test_common.c hnb-test-ranap.c hnb-test-rua.c
+hnb_test_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-hnbap.la $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-rua.la $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
 
 test_ranap_SOURCES = test-ranap.c test_common.c
 test_ranap_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
@@ -32,6 +30,9 @@ test_ranap_LDADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la
 $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-hnbap.la:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src libosmo-hnbap.la
 
+$(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-rua.la:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src libosmo-rua.la
+
 $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-ranap.la:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir)/src libosmo-ranap.la