diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
index fafdf22ea..c656ed4ed 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ pipeline {
             name 'PHP_VERSION'
             values '7.2', '7.3', '7.4'
           }
+          axis {
+            name 'DOCKERFILE'
+            values 'Dockerfile', 'Dockerfile.alpine'
+          }
         }
         stages {
           stage('Build') {
@@ -64,9 +68,9 @@ pipeline {
                   // When running in the CI with multiple parallel stages
                   // the access could be considered as a DDOS attack.
                   retryWithSleep(retries: 3, seconds: 5, backoff: true) {
-                    sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} make -f .ci/Makefile prepare", label: 'prepare docker image'
+                    sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} DOCKERFILE=${DOCKERFILE} make -f .ci/Makefile prepare", label: 'prepare docker image'
                   }
-                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} make -f .ci/Makefile build", label: 'build'
+                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} DOCKERFILE=${DOCKERFILE} make -f .ci/Makefile build", label: 'build'
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
               withGithubNotify(context: "PHPT-Tests-${PHP_VERSION}", tab: 'tests') {
                 dir("${BASE_DIR}"){
-                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} make -f .ci/Makefile test", label: 'test'
+                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} DOCKERFILE=${DOCKERFILE} make -f .ci/Makefile test", label: 'test'
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -89,8 +93,8 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
               withGithubNotify(context: "Generate-For-Package-${PHP_VERSION}") {
                 dir("${BASE_DIR}"){
-                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} make -f .ci/Makefile generate-for-package", label: 'generate-for-package'
-                  stash includes: 'src/ext/modules/*.so', name: "generate-for-package-${PHP_VERSION}"
+                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} DOCKERFILE=${DOCKERFILE} make -f .ci/Makefile generate-for-package", label: 'generate-for-package'
+                  stash includes: 'src/ext/modules/*.so', name: "generate-for-package-${PHP_VERSION}-${DOCKERFILE}"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
               withGithubNotify(context: "PHPUnit-Tests-${PHP_VERSION}", tab: 'tests') {
                 dir("${BASE_DIR}"){
-                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} make -f .ci/Makefile composer", label: 'composer'
+                  sh script: "PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} DOCKERFILE=${DOCKERFILE} make -f .ci/Makefile composer", label: 'composer'
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -118,9 +122,12 @@ pipeline {
           deleteDir()
           unstash 'source'
           dir("${BASE_DIR}"){
-            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.2'
-            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.3'
-            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.4'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.2-Dockerfile'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.3-Dockerfile'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.4-Dockerfile'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.2-Dockerfile.alpine'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.3-Dockerfile.alpine'
+            unstash 'generate-for-package-7.4-Dockerfile.alpine'
             sh script: "make -C packaging package", label: 'package'
             sh script: "make -C packaging info", label: 'package info'
             stash includes: 'build/packages/*', name: 'package'
diff --git a/.ci/Makefile b/.ci/Makefile
index 249af261d..b6ecee6e2 100644
--- a/.ci/Makefile
+++ b/.ci/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 IMAGE := test-php
 PHP_VERSION ?= 7.2
+DOCKERFILE ?= Dockerfile
+SUFFIX := 
+ifeq ($(DOCKERFILE), Dockerfile.alpine)
+    ## This is only required to tag the docker images used for building/testing this project
+    SUFFIX := -alpine
+endif
 
 CURRENT_UID := $(shell id -u)
 CURRENT_GID := $(shell id -g)
@@ -13,7 +19,8 @@ help: ## Display this help text
 prepare:  ## Build docker image for building and testing the project
 	docker build \
 		--build-arg PHP_VERSION=${PHP_VERSION} \
-		--tag $(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION} .
+		--tag $(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}$(SUFFIX) \
+		-f ${DOCKERFILE} .
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: prepare  ## Build the project
@@ -21,7 +28,7 @@ build: prepare  ## Build the project
 	docker run --rm -t \
 		-u $(CURRENT_UID):$(CURRENT_GID) \
 		-v $(PWD):/app \
-		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}
+		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}$(SUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: prepare  ## Test the project
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ test: prepare  ## Test the project
 	docker run --rm -t \
 		-u $(CURRENT_UID):$(CURRENT_GID) \
 		-v $(PWD):/app \
-		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION} \
+		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}$(SUFFIX) \
 		make test
 
 .PHONY: generate-for-package
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ generate-for-package: prepare  ## Generate the agent extension for the package
 	# docker as root to install the extension
 	docker run --rm -t \
 		-v $(PWD):/app \
-		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION} \
+		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}$(SUFFIX) \
 		/app/.ci/generate-for-package.sh
 
 .PHONY: composer
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ composer: prepare  ## Run composer
 	# docker as root to install the extension
 	docker run -t --rm \
 		-v $(PWD):/app \
-		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION} \
+		$(IMAGE):${PHP_VERSION}$(SUFFIX) \
 		sh -c 'make install \
 			&& echo 'extension=elastic_apm.so' > /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini \
 			&& echo 'elastic_apm.bootstrap_php_part_file=/app/src/bootstrap_php_part.php' >> /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini \
diff --git a/.ci/generate-for-package.sh b/.ci/generate-for-package.sh
index f0c6e4e84..b83f9d0d7 100755
--- a/.ci/generate-for-package.sh
+++ b/.ci/generate-for-package.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ HYPHEN="-"
 MODULES_DIR=/app/src/ext/modules
 NAME=elastic_apm
 ## Prepare context where to copy the previous generated so files
-GENERATED=$(mktemp -d /tmp/dir-XXXX)
-SEARCH="${MODULES_DIR}/*${HYPHEN}*.so"
-if ls "${SEARCH}" 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  cp -f "${SEARCH}" "${GENERATED}" || true
+GENERATED_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/dirXXXXXX)
+find "${MODULES_DIR}" -name "*${HYPHEN}*.so" -exec cp {} ${GENERATED_DIR} \;
+ls -l ${GENERATED_DIR}
+
+## If alpine then add another suffix
+if grep -q -i alpine /etc/os-release; then
+  SUFFIX=${HYPHEN}alpine
 fi
 
 ## Generate so file
@@ -20,12 +23,10 @@ make
 PHP_API=$(php -i | grep -i 'PHP API' | sed -e 's#.* =>##g' | awk '{print $1}')
 
 ## Rename so file with the PHP api
-mv "${MODULES_DIR}/${NAME}.so" "${MODULES_DIR}/${NAME}${HYPHEN}${PHP_API}.so"
+mv "${MODULES_DIR}/${NAME}.so" "${MODULES_DIR}/${NAME}${HYPHEN}${PHP_API}${SUFFIX}.so"
 
 ## Remove la files 
 find "${MODULES_DIR}" -name "*.la" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
 
 ## Restore previous so files.
-if ls "${SEARCH}" 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  cp -f "${SEARCH}" ${MODULES_DIR}/
-fi
+find "${GENERATED_DIR}" -name "*${HYPHEN}*.so" -exec cp -f {} ${MODULES_DIR}/ \;
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6fa7c989..614f0a912 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ phpunit.xml
 html_docs
 
 # Packaging artifacts
-build/packages
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 68ede5ce2..67500a0d9 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -22,11 +22,17 @@ PHP_VERSION=7.2 make -f .ci/Makefile generate-for-package
 ## To install with composer
 PHP_VERSION=7.2 make -f .ci/Makefile composer
 
+## To generate the agent extension with the existing PHP API for alpine
+PHP_VERSION=7.2 DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.alpine make -f .ci/Makefile generate-for-package
+
 ## Help goal will provide further details
 make -f .ci/Makefile help
 ```
 
-_NOTE_: `PHP_VERSION` can be set to a different PHP version.
+_NOTE_: 
+
+* `PHP_VERSION` can be set to a different PHP version.
+* Alpine specific binaries can be generated if using `DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile.alpine`
 
 To generate the packages then you can use the `packaging/Dockerfile`, see the below commands:
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79afaac09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+ARG PHP_VERSION=7.2
+FROM php:${PHP_VERSION}-fpm-alpine
+
+RUN apk update \
+  && apk add \
+    autoconf \
+    bash \
+    build-base \
+    curl \
+    curl-dev \
+    git \
+    procps \
+    unzip
+
+RUN php -r "copy('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/composer/getcomposer.org/baecae060ee7602a9908f2259f7460b737839972/web/installer', 'composer-setup.php');" \
+ && php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') === '572cb359b56ad9ae52f9c23d29d4b19a040af10d6635642e646a7caa7b96de717ce683bd797a92ce99e5929cc51e7d5f') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;" \
+ && php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/bin --filename=composer --version=1.10.10 \
+ && php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
+
+WORKDIR /app/src/ext
+
+ENV REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1
+ENV TEST_PHP_DETAILED=1
+ENV NO_INTERACTION=1
+ENV TEST_PHP_JUNIT=/app/junit.xml
+        
+CMD phpize \
+    && ./configure --enable-elastic_apm \
+    && make clean \
+    && make
diff --git a/packaging/Dockerfile b/packaging/Dockerfile
index 321d59d8b..815ad2336 100644
--- a/packaging/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 FROM ruby:2.7.1-alpine3.12
 
+ENV FPM_VERSION 1.11.0
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     alpine-sdk make cpio curl libarchive-tools make php-pear \
     python3 py3-virtualenv py3-setuptools py3-pip \
     rpm unzip xz git tar dpkg \
   && ln -sf python3 /usr/bin/python \
-  && gem install --no-document fpm
+  && gem install --no-document fpm -v ${FPM_VERSION}
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["fpm"]
-WORKDIR /src
\ No newline at end of file
+## Fix fpm issue, see https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm/issues/1227
+ADD fpm_apm.patch /tmp
+RUN (cd /usr/local/bundle/gems/fpm-${FPM_VERSION}/ ; patch -p 1 < /tmp/fpm_apm.patch ) \
+    && rm -f /tmp/fpm_apk.patch
+
+COPY create-package.sh /bin
+WORKDIR /src
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/create-package.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/Makefile b/packaging/Makefile
index f631ff69a..45c67f8e1 100644
--- a/packaging/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ VERSION?=$(shell grep 'VERSION' ../src/ElasticApm/ElasticApm.php | cut -d= -f2 |
 OUTPUT:=build/packages
 PHP_AGENT_DIR:=/opt/elastic/apm-agent-php
 PHP_VERSION?=7.2
-GIT_SHA ?= $(shell git rev-parse HEAD || echo "unknown")
+GIT_SHA?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD || echo "unknown")
+
+export FPM_FLAGS=
 
 .PHONY: help
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
@@ -20,41 +22,29 @@ prepare: ## Build docker image for the packaging
 	@docker build -t $(IMAGE) .
 
 create-%: prepare  ## Create the specific package
-	@echo 'Creating package ...'
+	@echo "Creating package $* ..."
 	@mkdir -p $(PWD)/$(OUTPUT)
 	@docker run --rm \
 		-v $(PWD):/app \
-		-w /app $(IMAGE) \
-		--input-type dir \
-		--output-type $* \
-		--name $(NAME) \
-		--version $(VERSION) \
-		--architecture all \
-		--url 'https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-php' \
-		--maintainer 'APM Team <info@elastic.co>' \
-		--license 'ASL 2.0' \
-		--vendor 'Elasticsearch, Inc.' \
-		--description "PHP agent for Elastic APM\nGit Commit: ${GIT_SHA}" \
-		--package $(OUTPUT) \
-		--chdir /app \
-		--after-install=packaging/post-install.sh \
-		packaging/post-install.sh=$(PHP_AGENT_DIR)/bin/post-install.sh \
-		src/ext/modules/=$(PHP_AGENT_DIR)/extensions \
-		README.md=$(PHP_AGENT_DIR)/docs/README.md \
-		src/ElasticApm=$(PHP_AGENT_DIR)/src \
-		src/bootstrap_php_part.php=$(PHP_AGENT_DIR)/src/bootstrap_php_part.php
-	@echo 'Creating sha512sum ...'
-	@BINARY=$$(ls -1 $(PWD)/$(OUTPUT)/*.$*) ;\
-	sha512sum $$BINARY > $$BINARY.sha512 ;\
-	sed -i.bck "s#$(PWD)/$(OUTPUT)/##g" $$BINARY.sha512 ;\
-	rm $(PWD)/$(OUTPUT)/*.bck
-
-.PHONY: rpm
-rpm: create-rpm  ## Create the rpm installer
+		-e TYPE=$* \
+		-e NAME=$(NAME) \
+		-e VERSION=$(VERSION) \
+		-e OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT) \
+		-e FPM_FLAGS=${FPM_FLAGS} \
+		-e PHP_AGENT_DIR=${PHP_AGENT_DIR} \
+		-w /app $(IMAGE)
+
+.PHONY: apk
+apk: FPM_FLAGS="--depends=bash"
+apk: create-apk  ## Create the apk installer
 
 .PHONY: deb
 deb: create-deb  ## Create the deb installer
 
+.PHONY: rpm
+rpm: create-rpm  ## Create the rpm installer
+	## TODO: fpm replaces - with _ in the version
+
 .PHONY: tar
 tar: create-tar  ## Create the tar.gz
 
@@ -63,17 +53,16 @@ version:  ## Show the fpm version
 	@docker run --rm $(IMAGE) --version
 
 .PHONY: package
-package: rpm deb tar  ## Create all the installers
+package: apk deb rpm tar  ## Create all the installers
 
 .PHONY: info
-info: rpm-info deb-info tar-info  ## Show the package metadata for all the installers
+info: apk-info deb-info rpm-info tar-info  ## Show the package metadata for all the installers
 
-.PHONY: rpm-info
-rpm-info:  ## Show the rpm package metadata
+.PHONY: apk-info
+apk-info:  ## Show the apk package metadata
 	@cd $(PWD) ;\
-	BINARY=$$(ls -1 $(OUTPUT)/*.rpm) ;\
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/rpm $(IMAGE) -qip $$BINARY ;\
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/rpm $(IMAGE) -qlp $$BINARY
+	BINARY=$$(ls -1 $(OUTPUT)/*.apk) ;\
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /sbin/apk $(IMAGE) manifest $$BINARY
 
 .PHONY: deb-info
 deb-info:  ## Show the deb package metadata
@@ -82,32 +71,46 @@ deb-info:  ## Show the deb package metadata
 	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/dpkg $(IMAGE) --info $$BINARY ;\
 	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/dpkg $(IMAGE) -c $$BINARY
 
+.PHONY: rpm-info
+rpm-info:  ## Show the rpm package metadata
+	@cd $(PWD) ;\
+	BINARY=$$(ls -1 $(OUTPUT)/*.rpm) ;\
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/rpm $(IMAGE) -qip $$BINARY ;\
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/rpm $(IMAGE) -qlp $$BINARY
+
 .PHONY: tar-info
 tar-info:  ## Show the tar package metadata
 	@cd $(PWD) ;\
 	BINARY=$$(ls -1 $(OUTPUT)/*.tar) ;\
 	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/app -w /app --entrypoint /usr/bin/tar $(IMAGE) -tvf $$BINARY
 
-.PHONY: rpm-install
-rpm-install:  ## Install the rpm installer to run some smoke tests
-	@cd $(PWD)/packaging/test/centos ;\
-	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t rpm-install . ;\
+.PHONY: apk-install
+apk-install:  ## Install the apk installer to run some smoke tests
+	@cd $(PWD)/packaging/test/alpine ;\
+	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t $@ . ;\
 	cd -
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=rpm rpm-install
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src $@
 
 .PHONY: deb-install
 deb-install:  ## Install the deb installer to run some smoke tests
 	@cd $(PWD)/packaging/test/ubuntu ;\
-	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t deb-install . ;\
+	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t $@ . ;\
 	cd -
-	@docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=deb deb-install
+	@docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=deb $@
 
 .PHONY: tar-install
 tar-install:  ## Install the tar installer to run some smoke tests
 	@cd $(PWD)/packaging/test/ubuntu ;\
-	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t tar-install . ;\
+	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t $@ . ;\
+	cd -
+	@docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=tar $@
+
+.PHONY: rpm-install
+rpm-install:  ## Install the rpm installer to run some smoke tests
+	@cd $(PWD)/packaging/test/centos ;\
+	docker build --build-arg PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) -t $@ . ;\
 	cd -
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=tar tar-install
+	@docker run --rm -v $(PWD):/src -w /src -e TYPE=rpm $@
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: deb-install rpm-install tar-install ## Install all the distributions
+install: apk-install deb-install rpm-install tar-install  ## Install all the distributions
diff --git a/packaging/create-package.sh b/packaging/create-package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ba68f16f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/create-package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -x
+
+## so files manipulation to avoid specific platform so files
+##   - If alpine then use only alpine so files
+##   - If deb/rpm then skip alpine so files
+##   - If tar then use all the so files
+BUILD_EXT_DIR=build/ext/modules/
+mkdir -p ${BUILD_EXT_DIR}
+cp -rf src/ext/modules/*.so ${BUILD_EXT_DIR}
+if [ "${TYPE}" = 'apk' ] ; then
+	find ${BUILD_EXT_DIR} -type f -name '*.so' ! -name '*-alpine.so' -delete
+elif [ "${TYPE}" = 'deb' ] || [ "${TYPE}" = 'rpm' ] ; then
+	find ${BUILD_EXT_DIR} -type f -name '*-alpine.so' -delete
+fi
+
+## Create package
+fpm --input-type dir \
+		--output-type "${TYPE}" \
+		--name "${NAME}" \
+		--version "${VERSION}" \
+		--architecture all \
+		--url 'https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-php' \
+		--maintainer 'APM Team <info@elastic.co>' \
+		--license 'ASL 2.0' \
+		--vendor 'Elasticsearch, Inc.' \
+		--description "PHP agent for Elastic APM\nGit Commit: ${GIT_SHA}" \
+		--package "${OUTPUT}" \
+		--chdir /app ${FPM_FLAGS} \
+		--after-install=packaging/post-install.sh \
+		packaging/post-install.sh=${PHP_AGENT_DIR}/bin/post-install.sh \
+		${BUILD_EXT_DIR}=${PHP_AGENT_DIR}/extensions \
+		README.md=${PHP_AGENT_DIR}/docs/README.md \
+		src/ElasticApm=${PHP_AGENT_DIR}/src \
+		src/bootstrap_php_part.php=${PHP_AGENT_DIR}/src/bootstrap_php_part.php
+
+## Create sha512
+BINARY=$(ls -1 "${OUTPUT}"/*."${TYPE}")
+SHA=${BINARY}.sha512
+sha512sum "${BINARY}" > "${SHA}"
+sed -i.bck "s#${OUTPUT}/##g" "${SHA}"
+rm "${OUTPUT}"/*.bck
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/fpm_apm.patch b/packaging/fpm_apm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fca506ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/fpm_apm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From b0c150228d9660d45144f470607bf796e36ba265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Victor Martinez <VictorMartinezRubio@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:32:54 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] As suggested in
+ https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm/issues/1227
+
+---
+ lib/fpm/package/apk.rb | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/fpm/package/apk.rb b/lib/fpm/package/apk.rb
+index dd69067..9648e7f 100644
+--- a/lib/fpm/package/apk.rb
++++ b/lib/fpm/package/apk.rb
+@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class FPM::Package::APK< FPM::Package
+ 
+           # directories have a magic string inserted into their name
+           full_record_path = extension_header[TAR_NAME_OFFSET_START..TAR_NAME_OFFSET_END].delete("\0")
+-          full_record_path = add_paxstring(full_record_path)
++          # full_record_path = add_paxstring(full_record_path)
+ 
+           # hash data contents with sha1, if there is any content.
+           if(typeflag == '5')
+-- 
+2.24.3 (Apple Git-128)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/post-install.sh b/packaging/post-install.sh
index 6b123645f..8f5944715 100644
--- a/packaging/post-install.sh
+++ b/packaging/post-install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+######### Let's support alpine installations
+PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/bin
+
 ################################################################################
 ############################ GLOBAL VARIABLES ##################################
 ################################################################################
@@ -79,7 +82,11 @@ function agent_extension_not_supported() {
 #### Function get_extension_file ###############################################
 function get_extension_file() {
     PHP_API=$(php_api)
-    echo "${EXTENSION_DIR}/elastic_apm-${PHP_API}.so"
+    ## If alpine then add another suffix
+    if grep -q -i alpine /etc/os-release; then
+        SUFFIX=-alpine
+    fi
+    echo "${EXTENSION_DIR}/elastic_apm-${PHP_API}${SUFFIX}.so"
 }
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/packaging/test/alpine/Dockerfile b/packaging/test/alpine/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bd8f780a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/test/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+ARG PHP_VERSION=7.2
+FROM php:${PHP_VERSION}-fpm-alpine
+
+RUN apk update \
+  && apk add \
+    bash \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    procps \
+    unzip
+
+RUN php -r "copy('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/composer/getcomposer.org/baecae060ee7602a9908f2259f7460b737839972/web/installer', 'composer-setup.php');" \
+ && php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') === '572cb359b56ad9ae52f9c23d29d4b19a040af10d6635642e646a7caa7b96de717ce683bd797a92ce99e5929cc51e7d5f') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;" \
+ && php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/bin --filename=composer --version=1.10.10 \
+ && php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
+
+RUN php -v
+
+COPY entrypoint.sh /bin
+WORKDIR /src
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/entrypoint.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/test/alpine/entrypoint.sh b/packaging/test/alpine/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..994b660e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/test/alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -x
+
+## Install apk package and configure the agent accordingly
+apk add --allow-untrusted --verbose --no-cache build/packages/*.apk
+
+## Verify if the elastic php agent is enabled
+if ! php -m | grep -q 'elastic' ; then
+    echo 'Extension has not been installed.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+## Validate the installation works as expected with composer
+composer install
+composer run-script run_component_tests_standalone_envs
diff --git a/src/ext/platform.c b/src/ext/platform.c
index bd1035b79..cf7b6b1e2 100644
--- a/src/ext/platform.c
+++ b/src/ext/platform.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #else
 #   include <unistd.h>
 #   include <sys/syscall.h>
-#   include <execinfo.h>
 #endif
 
 #define ELASTIC_APM_CURRENT_LOG_CATEGORY ELASTIC_APM_LOG_CATEGORY_PLATFORM
@@ -159,6 +158,8 @@ String streamStackTraceLinux(
     if ( ! textOutputStreamStartEntry( txtOutStream, &txtOutStreamStateOnEntryStart ) )
         return ELASTIC_APM_TEXT_OUTPUT_STREAM_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE_MARKER;
 
+#ifdef ELASTIC_APM_PLATFORM_HAS_BACKTRACE
+
     char** addressesAsSymbols = backtrace_symbols( addresses, addressesCount );
     if ( addressesAsSymbols == NULL )
     {
@@ -174,6 +175,12 @@ String streamStackTraceLinux(
         free( addressesAsSymbols );
     }
 
+#else
+
+    streamPrintf( txtOutStream, "Could not obtain stack trace because execinfo/backtrace is not supported on this platform" );
+
+#endif
+
     return textOutputStreamEndEntry( &txtOutStreamStateOnEntryStart, txtOutStream );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ext/platform.h b/src/ext/platform.h
index 8ff5f5230..dec3e9080 100644
--- a/src/ext/platform.h
+++ b/src/ext/platform.h
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
+#   define ELASTIC_APM_PLATFORM_HAS_BACKTRACE
+#endif
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#ifndef PHP_WIN32
+#ifdef ELASTIC_APM_PLATFORM_HAS_BACKTRACE
 #   include <execinfo.h> // backtrace
 #endif
 #include "basic_types.h"
+#include "basic_macros.h"
 #include "TextOutputStream.h"
 #include "ResultCode.h"
 
@@ -47,8 +52,13 @@ size_t captureStackTraceWindows( void** addressesBuffer, size_t addressesBufferS
 #define ELASTIC_APM_CAPTURE_STACK_TRACE( addressesBuffer, addressesBufferSize ) \
     captureStackTraceWindows( (addressesBuffer), (addressesBufferSize) )
 #else
-#define ELASTIC_APM_CAPTURE_STACK_TRACE( addressesBuffer, addressesBufferSize ) \
-    backtrace( (addressesBuffer), (addressesBufferSize) )
+#   ifdef ELASTIC_APM_PLATFORM_HAS_BACKTRACE
+#       define ELASTIC_APM_CAPTURE_STACK_TRACE( addressesBuffer, addressesBufferSize ) \
+            backtrace( (addressesBuffer), (addressesBufferSize) )
+#   else
+#       define ELASTIC_APM_CAPTURE_STACK_TRACE( addressesBuffer, addressesBufferSize ) \
+            0
+#   endif
 #endif
 
 String streamStackTrace( void* const* addresses, size_t addressesCount, String linePrefix, TextOutputStream* txtOutStream );