diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index beb08df0884f76..0190e31b41a214 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -301,6 +301,27 @@
     dest='shared_zlib_libpath',
     help='a directory to search for the shared zlib DLL')
 
+shared_optgroup.add_option('--shared-brotli',
+    action='store_true',
+    dest='shared_brotli',
+    help='link to a shared brotli DLL instead of static linking')
+
+shared_optgroup.add_option('--shared-brotli-includes',
+    action='store',
+    dest='shared_brotli_includes',
+    help='directory containing brotli header files')
+
+shared_optgroup.add_option('--shared-brotli-libname',
+    action='store',
+    dest='shared_brotli_libname',
+    default='brotlidec,brotlienc',
+    help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %default]')
+
+shared_optgroup.add_option('--shared-brotli-libpath',
+    action='store',
+    dest='shared_brotli_libpath',
+    help='a directory to search for the shared brotli DLL')
+
 shared_optgroup.add_option('--shared-cares',
     action='store_true',
     dest='shared_cares',
@@ -680,7 +701,11 @@ def pkg_config(pkg):
   retval = ()
   for flag in ['--libs-only-l', '--cflags-only-I',
                '--libs-only-L', '--modversion']:
-    args += [flag, pkg]
+    args += [flag]
+    if isinstance(pkg, list):
+      args += pkg
+    else:
+      args += [pkg]
     try:
       proc = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(pkg_config) + args,
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -1688,6 +1713,7 @@ def make_bin_override():
 configure_library('zlib', output)
 configure_library('http_parser', output)
 configure_library('libuv', output)
+configure_library('brotli', output, pkgname=['libbrotlidec', 'libbrotlienc'])
 configure_library('cares', output, pkgname='libcares')
 configure_library('nghttp2', output, pkgname='libnghttp2')
 configure_v8(output)