diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.c b/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05081a68fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+*******************************************************************************
+*                                                                             *
+* COPYRIGHT:                                                                  *
+*   (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation, 1999           *
+*   Licensed Material - Program-Property of IBM - All Rights Reserved.        *
+*   US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure   *
+*   restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.                    *
+*                                                                             *
+*******************************************************************************
+*   file name:  gennames.c
+*   encoding:   US-ASCII
+*   tab size:   8 (not used)
+*   indentation:4
+*
+*   created on: 1999nov01
+*   created by: Markus W. Scherer
+*
+*   This program reads a binary file and creates a C source code file
+*   with a byte array that contains the data of the binary file.
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "utypes.h"
+#include "cmemory.h"
+#include "cstring.h"
+#include "filestrm.h"
+#include "../toolutil/toolutil.h"
+
+static uint16_t column=0xffff;
+
+/* prototypes --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void
+writeCCode(const char *filename);
+
+static void
+getOutFilename(const char *inFilename, char *outFilename, char *entryName);
+
+static void
+write8(FileStream *out, uint8_t byte);
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+extern int
+main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    if(argc<=1) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+            "usage: %s filename\n"
+            "\tread the binary input file and \n"
+            "\tcreate a .c file with a byte array that contains the input file's data\n",
+            argv[0]);
+    } else {
+        writeCCode(getLongPathname(argv[1]));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+writeCCode(const char *filename) {
+    char buffer[4096], entry[40];
+    FileStream *in, *out;
+    size_t i, length;
+
+    in=T_FileStream_open(filename, "rb");
+    if(in==NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "genccode: unable to open input file %s\n", filename);
+        exit(U_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    getOutFilename(filename, buffer, entry);
+    out=T_FileStream_open(buffer, "w");
+    if(out==NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "genccode: unable to open output file %s\n", buffer);
+        exit(U_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    T_FileStream_writeLine(out, "#include \"utypes.h\"\nU_CAPI const uint8_t U_EXPORT2 ");
+    T_FileStream_writeLine(out, entry);
+    T_FileStream_writeLine(out, "[]={\n");
+
+    for(;;) {
+        length=T_FileStream_read(in, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        if(length==0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        for(i=0; i<length; ++i) {
+            write8(out, (uint8_t)buffer[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    T_FileStream_writeLine(out, "\n};\n");
+
+    if(T_FileStream_error(in)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "genccode: file read error while generating from file %s\n", filename);
+        exit(U_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    if(T_FileStream_error(out)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "genccode: file write error while generating from file %s\n", filename);
+        exit(U_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR);
+    }
+
+    T_FileStream_close(out);
+    T_FileStream_close(in);
+}
+
+static void
+getOutFilename(const char *inFilename, char *outFilename, char *entryName) {
+    const char *basename=findBasename(inFilename), *suffix=icu_strrchr(basename, '.');
+
+    /* copy path */
+    while(inFilename<basename) {
+        *outFilename++=*inFilename++;
+    }
+
+    if(suffix==NULL) {
+        /* the filename does not have a suffix */
+        icu_strcpy(entryName, inFilename);
+        icu_strcpy(outFilename, inFilename);
+        icu_strcat(outFilename, ".c");
+    } else {
+        /* copy basename */
+        while(inFilename<suffix) {
+            *outFilename++=*entryName++=*inFilename++;
+        }
+
+        /* replace '.' by '_' */
+        *outFilename++=*entryName++='_';
+        ++inFilename;
+
+        /* copy suffix */
+        while(*inFilename!=0) {
+            *outFilename++=*entryName++=*inFilename++;
+        }
+
+        *entryName=0;
+
+        /* add ".c" */
+        *outFilename++='.';
+        *outFilename++='c';
+        *outFilename=0;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+write8(FileStream *out, uint8_t byte) {
+    char s[4];
+    int i=0;
+
+    /* convert the byte value to a string */
+    if(byte>=100) {
+        s[i++]='0'+byte/100;
+        byte%=100;
+    }
+    if(byte>=10) {
+        s[i++]='0'+byte/10;
+        byte%=10;
+    }
+    s[i++]='0'+byte;
+    s[i]=0;
+
+    /* write the value, possibly with comma and newline */
+    if(column==0xffff) {
+        /* first byte */
+        column=1;
+    } else if(column<16) {
+        T_FileStream_writeLine(out, ",");
+        ++column;
+    } else {
+        T_FileStream_writeLine(out, ",\n");
+        column=1;
+    }
+    T_FileStream_writeLine(out, s);
+}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.dsp b/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.dsp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ebdd312dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/genccode/genccode.dsp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="genccode" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Console Application" 0x0103
+
+CFG=genccode - Win32 Debug
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "genccode.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "genccode.mak" CFG="genccode - Win32 Debug"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "genccode - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE "genccode - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName ""
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ""
+CPP=cl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "genccode - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /Za /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\..\common" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 toolutil.lib icuuc.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /libpath:"..\toolutil\Release" /libpath:"..\..\..\lib\Release"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "genccode - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
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+# ADD CPP /nologo /Za /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /I "..\..\common" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /GZ  /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
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+# ADD LINK32 toolutil.lib icuuc.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\toolutil\Debug" /libpath:"..\..\..\lib\Debug"
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "genccode - Win32 Release"
+# Name "genccode - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Group "Source Files"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter "cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=.\genccode.c
+# End Source File
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+# Begin Group "Header Files"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter "h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl"
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+
+# PROP Default_Filter "ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
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