diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3738302..6b4b0df 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Memcached configuration file
 
 Installs ``python-memcached`` package for RedHat/CentOS and ``python-memcache`` package for Debian
 
+``memcached.libmemcached``
+--------------------
+
+Installs libmemcached development files to install ``pylibmc`` as python driver
+
 Instructions
 ============
 
diff --git a/memcached/libmemcached.sls b/memcached/libmemcached.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9739b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memcached/libmemcached.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% from 'memcached/map.jinja' import memcached with context %}
+
+libmemcached:
+  pkg:
+    - installed
+    - name: {{ memcached.libmemcached }}
diff --git a/memcached/map.jinja b/memcached/map.jinja
index cc2224f..ac42ecc 100644
--- a/memcached/map.jinja
+++ b/memcached/map.jinja
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
         'service': 'memcached',
         'python': 'python-memcache',
         'config_file': '/etc/memcached.conf',
+        'libmemcached': 'libmemcached-dev',
     },
     'RedHat': {
         'server': 'memcached',
         'service': 'memcached',
         'python': 'python-memcached',
         'config_file': '/etc/sysconfig/memcached',
+        'libmemcached': 'libmemcached-devel',
     },
     }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('memcached:lookup')) %}