diff --git a/qpid-proton.spec b/qpid-proton.spec
index 36c3cd5..9e35edf 100644
--- a/qpid-proton.spec
+++ b/qpid-proton.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 %global proton_datadir %{_datadir}/proton
+%global gem_name qpid_proton
 
 %global __provides_exclude_from ^%{proton_datadir}/examples/.*$
 %global __requires_exclude_from ^%{proton_datadir}/examples/.*$
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Name:           qpid-proton
 Version:        0.31.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high performance, lightweight messaging library
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://qpid.apache.org/proton/
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
 BuildRequires:  glibc-headers
 BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
 BuildRequires:  jsoncpp-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  ruby-devel
+BuildRequires:  rubygems-devel
 
 %description
 Proton is a high performance, lightweight messaging library. It can be used in
@@ -210,6 +214,30 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 %files tests
 %doc %{proton_datadir}/tests
 
+
+%package -n rubygem-%{gem_name}
+Group:   System Environment/Libraries
+Summary: Ruby language bindings for the Qpid Proton messaging framework
+Obsoletes:  rubygem-%{gem_name}-doc
+
+%description -n rubygem-%{gem_name}
+Proton is a high performance, lightweight messaging library. It can be used in
+the widest range of messaging applications including brokers, client libraries,
+routers, bridges, proxies, and more. Proton is based on the AMQP 1.0 messaging
+standard.
+
+%files -n rubygem-%{gem_name}
+%dir %{gem_instdir}
+%{gem_libdir}
+%{gem_extdir_mri}
+%exclude %{gem_cache}
+%{gem_spec}
+%doc %{gem_instdir}/LICENSE.txt
+%doc %{gem_instdir}/licenses.xml
+%doc %{gem_instdir}/examples
+%doc %{gem_instdir}/tests
+
+
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
@@ -252,6 +280,18 @@ install -pm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{proton_licensedir}
 install -pm 644 %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/LICENSE.txt %{buildroot}%{proton_licensedir}
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/LICENSE.txt
 
+cd ../ruby/gem/
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}
+install -dm 755 %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}/specifications
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}
+cp -a ../cproton.so %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/
+touch %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/gem.build_complete
+chmod 644 %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/gem.build_complete
+cp -a examples tests lib %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
+install -pm 644 LICENSE.txt %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
+install -pm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
+install -pm 644 %{gem_name}.gemspec %{buildroot}%{gem_spec}
+
 # clean up files that are not shipped
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_exec_prefix}/bindings
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/java
@@ -311,6 +351,9 @@ rm -f  %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/CMakeLists.txt
 %check
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 28 2020 Irina Boverman <iboverma@redhat.com> - 0.30.0-5
+- Added rubygem-qpid_proton subpackage
+
 * Mon Jun  1 2020 Irina Boverman <iboverma@redhat.com> - 0.30.0-4
 - Corrected cmake for c/cpp examples
 - Resolved PROTON-2228