diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7e7186332..3bfa5d9510 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ icu4c/source/config.cache
 icu4c/source/config.log
 icu4c/source/config.status
 icu4c/source/config/Makefile.inc
+icu4c/source/config/icu-*.pc
 icu4c/source/config/icu-config
 icu4c/source/config/icu-config.1
 icu4c/source/config/icu.pc
diff --git a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
index 10e529998c..f2b37cbf07 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ DOCZIP = icu-docs.zip
 ## Files to remove for 'make clean'
 CLEANFILES = *~
 
+ALL_PKGCONFIG_SUFFIX=uc i18n io le lx
+ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES=$(ALL_PKGCONFIG_SUFFIX:%=$(top_builddir)/config/icu-%.pc)
+
 ## Files built (autoconfed) and installed
-INSTALLED_BUILT_FILES = $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(top_builddir)/config/pkgdata.inc $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config @platform_make_fragment@ $(EXTRA_DATA:%=$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/%) $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc.out $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc
+INSTALLED_BUILT_FILES = $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(top_builddir)/config/pkgdata.inc $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config @platform_make_fragment@ $(EXTRA_DATA:%=$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/%) $(ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES)
 
 ## Files built (autoconfed) but not installed
 LOCAL_BUILT_FILES = icudefs.mk config/icucross.mk
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ install-icu: $(INSTALLED_BUILT_FILES)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/mkinstalldirs
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_srcdir)/install-sh $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/install-sh
 	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc.out $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig/icu.pc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/../license.html $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/license.html
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/icu-config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/Makefile.inc
@@ -176,10 +179,11 @@ clean-local:
 	test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || $(RMV) $(CLEANFILES)
 	-$(RMV) "test-*.xml"
 	-$(RMV) "perf-*.xml"
+	-$(RMV) $(ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES)
 	$(RMV) Doxyfile doc $(DOCZIP)
 
 distclean-local: clean-local
-	$(RMV) $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(top_builddir)/config/pkgdata.inc $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc.out
+	$(RMV) $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(top_builddir)/config/pkgdata.inc $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config $(top_builddir)/config/icu.pc $(ALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES)
 	$(RMV) config.cache config.log config.status $(top_builddir)/config/icucross.mk autom4te.cache
 	$(RMV) Makefile config/Makefile icudefs.mk $(LIBDIR) $(BINDIR)
 	-$(RMV) dist
@@ -217,13 +221,47 @@ config/icu.pc: $(srcdir)/config/icu.pc.in
 	cd $(top_builddir) \
 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
 
-config/icu.pc.out: config/icu.pc config/icu-config
+config/icu-uc.pc: config/icu.pc Makefile icudefs.mk
 	@cat config/icu.pc > $@
-	@echo "Libs:" '-L$${libdir}' $(shell config/icu-config --noverify --ldflags-libsonly) >> $@
-	@echo "Libs.private: " $(shell config/icu-config --noverify --ldflags-system) >> $@
-#	@echo "Cflags: " $(shell config/icu-config --noverify --cppflags) >> $@
+	@echo "Description: $(PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION): Common and Data libraries" >> $@
+	@echo "Name: $(PACKAGE)-uc" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs:" '-L$${libdir}' "${ICULIBS_UC}" "${ICULIBS_DT}" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs.private:" '$${baselibs}' >> $@
 	@echo $@ updated.
 
+config/icu-i18n.pc: config/icu.pc Makefile icudefs.mk
+	@cat config/icu.pc > $@
+	@echo "Description: $(PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION): Internationalization library" >> $@
+	@echo "Name: $(PACKAGE)-i18n" >> $@
+	@echo "Requires: icu-uc" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs:" "${ICULIBS_I18N}" >> $@
+	@echo $@ updated.
+
+config/icu-io.pc: config/icu.pc Makefile icudefs.mk
+	@cat config/icu.pc > $@
+	@echo "Description: $(PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION): Stream and I/O Library" >> $@
+	@echo "Name: $(PACKAGE)-io" >> $@
+	@echo "Requires: icu-i18n" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs:" "${ICULIBS_IO}" >> $@
+	@echo $@ updated.
+
+config/icu-le.pc: config/icu.pc Makefile icudefs.mk
+	@cat config/icu.pc > $@
+	@echo "Description: $(PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION): Layout library" >> $@
+	@echo "Name: $(PACKAGE)-le" >> $@
+	@echo "Requires: icu-uc" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs:" "${ICULIBS_LE}" >> $@
+	@echo $@ updated.
+
+config/icu-lx.pc: config/icu.pc Makefile icudefs.mk
+	@cat config/icu.pc > $@
+	@echo "Description: $(PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION): Paragraph Layout library" >> $@
+	@echo "Name: $(PACKAGE)-lx" >> $@
+	@echo "Requires: icu-le" >> $@
+	@echo "Libs:" "${ICULIBS_LX}" >> $@
+	@echo $@ updated.
+
+
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in icudefs.mk $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	cd $(top_builddir) \
 		&& CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
diff --git a/icu4c/source/config/icu.pc.in b/icu4c/source/config/icu.pc.in
index 9ca2648bbe..406b196986 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/config/icu.pc.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/config/icu.pc.in
@@ -2,31 +2,30 @@
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
-bindir = @bindir@
+#bindir = @bindir@
 libdir = @libdir@
 includedir = @includedir@
-datarootdir = @datarootdir@
-datadir = @datadir@
-sbindir = @sbindir@
-mandir = @mandir@
-sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
+baselibs = @LIBS@
+#datarootdir = @datarootdir@
+#datadir = @datadir@
+#sbindir = @sbindir@
+#mandir = @mandir@
+#sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ 
-CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ 
+#CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ 
 DEFS = @DEFS@ 
 UNICODE_VERSION=@UNICODE_VERSION@
 ICUPREFIX=icu
 ICULIBSUFFIX=@ICULIBSUFFIX@
 LIBICU=lib${ICUPREFIX}
-SHAREDLIBCFLAGS=-fPIC
+#SHAREDLIBCFLAGS=-fPIC
 pkglibdir=${libdir}/@PACKAGE@${ICULIBSUFFIX}/@VERSION@
-pkgdatadir=${datadir}/@PACKAGE@${ICULIBSUFFIX}/@VERSION@
+#pkgdatadir=${datadir}/@PACKAGE@${ICULIBSUFFIX}/@VERSION@
 ICUDATA_NAME = icudt@LIB_VERSION_MAJOR@@ICUDATA_CHAR@
-ICUPKGDATA_DIR=@libdir@
-ICUDATA_DIR=${pkgdatadir}
+#ICUPKGDATA_DIR=@libdir@
+#ICUDATA_DIR=${pkgdatadir}
+ICUDESC=International Components for Unicode
 
-Name: @PACKAGE@
-Description: International Components for Unicode
-URL: http://icu-project.org
 Version: @VERSION@
-# end of icu.pc.in
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
+# end of icu.pc.in
diff --git a/icu4c/source/icudefs.mk.in b/icu4c/source/icudefs.mk.in
index 5bef35cfef..e0dcb244b1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/icudefs.mk.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/icudefs.mk.in
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ cross_buildroot = @cross_buildroot@
 
 # Package information
 
+PACKAGE_ICU_DESCRIPTION = "International Components for Unicode"
+PACKAGE_ICU_URL = "http://icu-project.org"
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 UNICODE_VERSION = @UNICODE_VERSION@
@@ -234,15 +236,28 @@ IO_STUBNAME = io
 TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME = tu
 CTESTFW_STUBNAME = test
 
+# Just the libs.
+ICULIBS_DT	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_UC	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_I18N	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_LE	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUT_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_LX	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_IO	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_CTESTFW	= -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL = -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
 # Link commands to link to ICU libs
-LIBICUDT=       -L$(LIBDIR) -L$(top_builddir)/stubdata -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(DATA_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBICUUC=       -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(COMMON_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX) $(LIBICUDT)
-LIBICUI18N=     -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(I18N_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBICULE=       -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUT_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBICULX=       -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBCTESTFW=     -L$(top_builddir)/tools/ctestfw -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(CTESTFW_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBICUTOOLUTIL= -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
-LIBICUIO=       -L$(LIBDIR) -l$(STATIC_PREFIX_WHEN_USED)$(ICUPREFIX)$(IO_STUBNAME)$(ICULIBSUFFIX)$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+LLIBDIR		= -L$(LIBDIR)
+LSTUBDIR	= -L$(top_builddir)/stubdata
+LCTESTFW	= -L$(top_builddir)/tools/ctestfw
+
+LIBICUDT	= $(LLIBDIR) $(LSTUBDIR) $(ICULIBS_DT)
+LIBICUUC	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_UC) $(LSTUBDIR) $(ICULIBS_DT)
+LIBICUI18N	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_I18N)
+LIBICULE	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_LE)
+LIBICULX	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_LX)
+LIBCTESTFW	= $(LCTESTFW) $(ICULIBS_CTESTFW)
+LIBICUTOOLUTIL	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_TOOLUTIL)
+LIBICUIO	= $(LLIBDIR) $(ICULIBS_IO)
 
 # Invoke, set library path for all ICU libraries.
 # overridden by icucross.mk