diff --git a/gmp.spec b/gmp.spec
index ae01abe..efbf9e5 100644
--- a/gmp.spec
+++ b/gmp.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU arbitrary precision library
 Name: gmp
 Version: 6.1.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 URL: http://gmplib.org/
 Source0: ftp://ftp.gmplib.org/pub/gmp-%{version}/gmp-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -33,10 +33,19 @@ emphasizes speed over simplicity/elegance in its operations.
 Install the gmp package if you need a fast arbitrary precision
 library.
 
+%package c++
+Summary: C++ bindings for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library
+Group: System Environment/Libraries
+Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description c++
+Bindings for using the GNU MP arbitrary precision library in C++ applications.
+
 %package devel
 Summary: Development tools for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+Requires: %{name}-c++%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 
@@ -197,6 +206,10 @@ cd ..
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
+%post c++ -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%postun c++ -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
 %post devel
 if [ -f %{_infodir}/gmp.info.gz ]; then
     /sbin/install-info %{_infodir}/gmp.info.gz %{_infodir}/dir || :
@@ -217,11 +230,13 @@ exit 0
 %license COPYING COPYING.LESSERv3 COPYINGv2 COPYINGv3
 %doc NEWS README
 %{_libdir}/libgmp.so.*
-%{_libdir}/libgmpxx.so.*
 #%ifarch %{ix86}
 #%{_libdir}/sse2/*
 #%endif
 
+%files c++
+%{_libdir}/libgmpxx.so.*
+
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libgmp.so
@@ -235,6 +250,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_libdir}/libgmpxx.a
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 08 2016 Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowi@redhat.com> - 1:6.1.0-3
+- Split c++ subpackage (#1325439)
+
 * Wed Feb 03 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1:6.1.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild