diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6eb0dc1..a397af0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ HELPER_SHELL=compat-filesfile2contentfile filelist2content content2filelist
 
 LIBRARY_SHELL=beelib.config.sh
 
-BUILDTYPES=configure cmake autogen perl-module perl-module-makemaker make python-module
+BUILDTYPES=configure cmake autogen perl-module perl-module-makemaker make python-module jb
 
 HELPER_HOOKS_SHELL=\
     update-mime-database \
diff --git a/buildtypes/jb.sh.in b/buildtypes/jb.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6556a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildtypes/jb.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#
+# bee magic for jb build system
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2011
+#       Tobias Dreyer <dreyer@molgen.mpg.de>
+#       Marius Tolzmann <tolzmann@molgen.mpg.de>
+#       and other bee developers
+#
+# This file is part of bee.
+#
+# bee is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+if [ ! -r ${S}/jb ] ; then
+    return
+fi
+
+BEE_BUILDTYPE=jb
+
+build_in_sourcedir
+
+#### bee_configure() ##########################################################
+
+bee_configure() {
+    start_cmd ${S}/jb configure \
+        destdir=${D} \
+        "${@}"
+}
+
+#### bee_build() ##############################################################
+
+bee_build() {
+    start_cmd ${S}/jb build \
+        "${@}"
+}
+
+#### bee_install() ############################################################
+
+bee_install() {
+    start_cmd ${S}/jb install \
+        "${@}"
+}
diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index 536636e..ff2b057 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ bee_buildmagic=$(${BEE_BINDIR}/beeuniq ${BEE_BUILDTYPE[@]} \
                                perl-module-makemaker \
                                python-module \
                                make \
+                               jb \
                                )
 
 BEE_BUILDTYPE=""