diff --git a/src/libs/msgapi/Bongo.rules b/src/libs/msgapi/Bongo.rules
index 6716d9c..e6d0e6c 100644
--- a/src/libs/msgapi/Bongo.rules
+++ b/src/libs/msgapi/Bongo.rules
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ libauthldap_la_SOURCES = src/libs/msgapi/auth-backends/ldap.c
 libauthldap_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libauthldap_la_LIBADD = $(LDAP_LIBS)
 
+if HAVE_ODBC
+auth_LTLIBRARIES += libauthodbc.la
+endif
+
+libauthodbc_la_SOURCES = src/libs/msgapi/auth-backends/odbc.c
+libauthodbc_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+libauthodbc_la_LIBADD = $(ODBC_LIBS)
+
 src/libs/msgapi/all: libbongomsgapi.la $(auth_LTLIBRARIES)
 src/libs/msgapi/clean: clean
 src/libs/msgapi/install:
diff --git a/src/libs/msgapi/auth-backends/odbc.c b/src/libs/msgapi/auth-backends/odbc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71368f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/msgapi/auth-backends/odbc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* Bongo Project licensing applies to this file, see COPYING
+ */
+
+/** \file
+ *  ODBC backend for user authentication
+ */
+