diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3b9432f..d5132a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
 # Always enable SiI SATA controllers for now.
 CONFIG_SATASII ?= yes
 
+# Highpoint (HPT) ATA/RAID controller support.
+# IMPORTANT: This code is not yet working!
+CONFIG_ATAHPT ?= no
+
 # Always enable FT2232 SPI dongles for now.
 CONFIG_FT2232SPI ?= yes
 
@@ -138,6 +142,12 @@
 NEED_PCI := yes
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ATAHPT), yes)
+FEATURE_CFLAGS += -D'ATAHPT_SUPPORT=1'
+PROGRAMMER_OBJS += atahpt.o
+NEED_PCI := yes
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FT2232SPI), yes)
 FTDILIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libftdi 2>/dev/null || printf "%s" "-lftdi -lusb")
 # This is a totally ugly hack.