diff --git a/include/boost/config/platform/vxworks.hpp b/include/boost/config/platform/vxworks.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ec5171e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/config/platform/vxworks.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//  (C) Copyright Dustin Spicuzza 2009. 
+//  Use, modification and distribution are subject to the 
+//  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file 
+//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org for most recent version.
+
+//  vxWorks specific config options:
+
+#define BOOST_PLATFORM "vxWorks"
+
+#define BOOST_NO_CWCHAR
+#define BOOST_NO_INTRINSIC_WCHAR_T
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__STRICT_ANSI__)
+#define BOOST_NO_INT64_T
+#endif
+
+#define BOOST_HAS_UNISTD_H
+
+// these allow posix_features to work, since vxWorks doesn't
+// define them itself
+#define _POSIX_TIMERS 1
+#define _POSIX_THREADS 1
+
+// vxworks doesn't work with asio serial ports
+#define BOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_SERIAL_PORT
+
+// boilerplate code:
+#include <boost/config/posix_features.hpp>
+ 
diff --git a/include/boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp b/include/boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp
index 4ce2c015..615bb064 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 // QNX:
 #  define BOOST_PLATFORM_CONFIG "boost/config/platform/qnxnto.hpp"
 
+#elif defined(__VXWORKS__)
+// vxWorks:
+#  define BOOST_PLATFORM_CONFIG "boost/config/platform/vxworks.hpp"
+
 #else
 
 #  if defined(unix) \