diff --git a/bootstrap/_mageia_common.sh b/bootstrap/_mageia_common.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9a4606c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/_mageia_common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Tested on mageia 5 x86_64
+if ! urpmi --force  \
+       python \
+       libpython-devel \
+       python-virtualenv
+then
+  echo "Could not install Python dependencies. Aborting bootstrap!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! urpmi --force \
+       git \
+       gcc \
+       cdialog \
+       python-augeas \
+       libopenssl-devel \
+       libffi-devel \
+       rootcerts
+then
+    echo "Could not install additional dependencies. Aborting bootstrap!"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto
index 44c71883c..13a966a87 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ then
   if [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for Debian-based OSes..."
     $SUDO $BOOTSTRAP/_deb_common.sh
+  elif [ -f /etc/mageia-release ] ; then
+    echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for mageia..."
+    $SUDO $BOOTSTRAP/_mageia_common.sh
   elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
     echo "Bootstrapping dependencies for RedHat-based OSes..."
     $SUDO $BOOTSTRAP/_rpm_common.sh