diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index 40f47ccd23e..7f66af0cab1 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -2671,6 +2671,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/konin.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/leapster.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/lft.c",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/lg-dvd.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/lola8a.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/m79152pc.c",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mess/drivers/mccpm.c",
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.lst b/src/mame/mess.lst
index ac6f4ad82d9..cd3cce4ab9d 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mess.lst
@@ -2740,3 +2740,4 @@ bitgrphb
 tvgame
 aussieby
 hp_ipc
+lggp40
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/lg-dvd.c b/src/mess/drivers/lg-dvd.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8953e8b7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/lg-dvd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+  Rather skeleton driver for a LG GP40NW10 usb dvd writer.
+
+  Main cpu, a MT1839, seems to be a mcs51 variant.
+*/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "debugger.h"
+#include "cpu/mcs51/mcs51.h"
+
+class lg_dvd_state : public driver_device {
+public:
+	lg_dvd_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		  maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+	{ }
+
+	required_device<i80c52_device> maincpu;
+};
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( lg )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START( lg_dvd_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, lg_dvd_state )
+	AM_RANGE(0x0000, 0x7fff) AM_ROM AM_REGION("maincpu", 0)
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( lg, lg_dvd_state )
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD( "maincpu", I80C52, XTAL_16MHz )
+	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP( lg_dvd_map )
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+ROM_START( lggp40 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x100000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_SYSTEM_BIOS( 0, "bios0", "1.00" )
+	ROMX_LOAD( "firm-1.00.bin", 0x000000, 0x100000, CRC(c7f24f3b) SHA1(c2ce96c02ab419fb7e0b38703cdaeeccb2b7f34b), ROM_BIOS(1) )
+	ROM_SYSTEM_BIOS( 1, "bios1", "1.01" )
+	ROMX_LOAD( "firm-1.01.bin", 0x000000, 0x100000, CRC(28820e0c) SHA1(c5f2c1e14e6cff2e57c5196cabcebfaaff7284ce), ROM_BIOS(2) )
+ROM_END
+
+SYST( 2011, lggp40, 0, 0, lg, lg, driver_device, 0, "LG", "GP40NW10 dvd writer", MACHINE_NOT_WORKING|MACHINE_NO_SOUND_HW )