diff --git a/sshmngr/Config.in b/sshmngr/Config.in
index c4b9779a0..22f963eff 100644
--- a/sshmngr/Config.in
+++ b/sshmngr/Config.in
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ config SSHMNGR_BACKEND_DROPBEAR
 	   Enable this option to use dropbear for ssh.
 
 endchoice
+
+config SSHMNGR_SFTP
+	bool "SFTP support"
+	default y
+	help
+	   Enable this option to support the SFTP protocol.
 endif
diff --git a/sshmngr/Makefile b/sshmngr/Makefile
index 9723697e4..ae55157c7 100644
--- a/sshmngr/Makefile
+++ b/sshmngr/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ define Package/sshmngr
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH:openssh-server +SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH:openssh-client-utils
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM:openssh-server-pam +SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM:openssh-client-utils
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_BACKEND_DROPBEAR:dropbear
+  DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_SFTP:openssh-sftp-server
 endef
 
 define Package/sshmngr/description