diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5d2e8ca..2e89aa93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ New features
 * `Engine::set_fail_on_invalid_map_property` is added to control whether to raise an error (new `EvalAltResult::ErrorPropertyNotFound`) when invalid properties are accessed on object maps.
 * `Engine::set_allow_shadowing` is added to allow/disallow variables _shadowing_, with new errors `EvalAltResult::ErrorVariableExists` and `ParseErrorType::VariableExists`.
 * `Engine::on_def_var` allows registering a closure which can decide whether a variable definition is allow to continue, or should fail with an error.
+* A new syntax for defining custom packages is introduced that removes the need to specify the Rhai crate name (internally uses the `$crate` meta variable).
 
 Enhancements
 ------------
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ Enhancements
   * `Expr::start_position` is added to give the beginning of the expression (not the operator's position).
   * `StmtBlock` and `Stmt::Block` now keep the position of the closing `}` as well.
 * `EvalAltResult::unwrap_inner` is added to access the base error inside multiple layers of wrappings (e.g. `EvalAltResult::ErrorInFunction`).
+* Yet another new syntax is introduced for `def_package!` that further simplifies the old syntax.
 
 REPL tool changes
 -----------------
diff --git a/src/packages/arithmetic.rs b/src/packages/arithmetic.rs
index 8eae8764..883b29e3 100644
--- a/src/packages/arithmetic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/arithmetic.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ macro_rules! reg_functions {
 
 def_package! {
     /// Basic arithmetic package.
-    crate::ArithmeticPackage => |lib| {
+    pub ArithmeticPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "int", int_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/array_basic.rs b/src/packages/array_basic.rs
index 9d7d67b7..c7556865 100644
--- a/src/packages/array_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/array_basic.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::{any::TypeId, cmp::Ordering, mem};
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic array utilities.
-    crate::BasicArrayPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicArrayPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "array", array_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/bit_field.rs b/src/packages/bit_field.rs
index ee4e37f2..55b4ad40 100644
--- a/src/packages/bit_field.rs
+++ b/src/packages/bit_field.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::prelude::v1::*;
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic bit-field utilities.
-    crate::BitFieldPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BitFieldPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "bit_field", bit_field_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/blob_basic.rs b/src/packages/blob_basic.rs
index c88dfb16..5f27bb8d 100644
--- a/src/packages/blob_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/blob_basic.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const FLOAT_BYTES: usize = mem::size_of::<FLOAT>();
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic BLOB utilities.
-    crate::BasicBlobPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicBlobPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "blob", blob_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/debugging.rs b/src/packages/debugging.rs
index a476604c..e48571a8 100644
--- a/src/packages/debugging.rs
+++ b/src/packages/debugging.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::Map;
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic debugging utilities.
-    crate::DebuggingPackage => |lib| {
+    pub DebuggingPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "debugging", debugging_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/fn_basic.rs b/src/packages/fn_basic.rs
index 48aeb3d8..505a08b5 100644
--- a/src/packages/fn_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/fn_basic.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::prelude::v1::*;
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic function pointer utilities.
-    crate::BasicFnPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicFnPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "FnPtr", fn_ptr_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/iter_basic.rs b/src/packages/iter_basic.rs
index 78ee4519..bcf50691 100644
--- a/src/packages/iter_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/iter_basic.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ macro_rules! reg_range {
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic range iterators
-    crate::BasicIteratorPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicIteratorPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         reg_range!(lib | "range" => INT);
diff --git a/src/packages/lang_core.rs b/src/packages/lang_core.rs
index 5e7c5949..ce28bf37 100644
--- a/src/packages/lang_core.rs
+++ b/src/packages/lang_core.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::prelude::v1::*;
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of core language features.
-    crate::LanguageCorePackage => |lib| {
+    pub LanguageCorePackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "core", core_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/logic.rs b/src/packages/logic.rs
index 26821a55..af494f00 100644
--- a/src/packages/logic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/logic.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ macro_rules! reg_functions {
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic logic operators.
-    crate::LogicPackage => |lib| {
+    pub LogicPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "only_i32"))]
diff --git a/src/packages/map_basic.rs b/src/packages/map_basic.rs
index 8eaf6b17..a3b0931f 100644
--- a/src/packages/map_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/map_basic.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::Array;
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic object map utilities.
-    crate::BasicMapPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicMapPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "map", map_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/math_basic.rs b/src/packages/math_basic.rs
index 6dd8f630..45fd3790 100644
--- a/src/packages/math_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/math_basic.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ macro_rules! reg_functions {
 
 def_package! {
     /// Basic mathematical package.
-    crate::BasicMathPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicMathPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         // Integer functions
diff --git a/src/packages/mod.rs b/src/packages/mod.rs
index f56fafe9..343dd651 100644
--- a/src/packages/mod.rs
+++ b/src/packages/mod.rs
@@ -67,16 +67,52 @@ pub trait Package {
 ///
 /// fn add(x: i64, y: i64) -> Result<i64, Box<EvalAltResult>> { Ok(x + y) }
 ///
-/// def_package!(rhai:MyPackage:"My super-duper package", module,
-/// {
-///     // Load a binary function with all value parameters.
-///     module.set_native_fn("my_add", add);
-/// });
+/// def_package! {
+///     /// My super-duper package.
+///     pub MyPackage(module) {
+///         // Load a binary function with all value parameters.
+///         module.set_native_fn("my_add", add);
+///     }
+/// }
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! def_package {
+    ($($(#[$outer:meta])* $mod:vis $package:ident($lib:ident) $block:block)+) => { $(
+        $(#[$outer])*
+        $mod struct $package($crate::Shared<$crate::Module>);
+
+        impl $crate::packages::Package for $package {
+            fn as_shared_module(&self) -> $crate::Shared<$crate::Module> {
+                self.0.clone()
+            }
+            fn init($lib: &mut $crate::Module) {
+                $block
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl Default for $package {
+            fn default() -> Self {
+                Self::new()
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl $package {
+            pub fn new() -> Self {
+                let mut module = $crate::Module::new();
+                <Self as $crate::packages::Package>::init(&mut module);
+                module.build_index();
+                Self(module.into())
+            }
+        }
+    )* };
     ($($(#[$outer:meta])* $root:ident :: $package:ident => | $lib:ident | $block:block)+) => { $(
         $(#[$outer])*
+        /// # Deprecated
+        ///
+        /// This old syntax of `def_package!` is deprecated. Use the new syntax instead.
+        ///
+        /// This syntax will be removed in the next major version.
+        #[deprecated(since = "1.5.0", note = "this is an old syntax of `def_package!` and is deprecated; use the new syntax of `def_package!` instead")]
         pub struct $package($root::Shared<$root::Module>);
 
         impl $root::packages::Package for $package {
@@ -104,7 +140,6 @@ macro_rules! def_package {
         }
     )* };
     ($root:ident : $package:ident : $comment:expr , $lib:ident , $block:stmt) => {
-        #[deprecated(since = "1.4.0", note = "this is an old syntax of `def_package!` and is deprecated; use the new syntax of `def_package!` instead")]
         #[doc=$comment]
         ///
         /// # Deprecated
@@ -112,6 +147,7 @@ macro_rules! def_package {
         /// This old syntax of `def_package!` is deprecated. Use the new syntax instead.
         ///
         /// This syntax will be removed in the next major version.
+        #[deprecated(since = "1.4.0", note = "this is an old syntax of `def_package!` and is deprecated; use the new syntax of `def_package!` instead")]
         pub struct $package($root::Shared<$root::Module>);
 
         impl $root::packages::Package for $package {
diff --git a/src/packages/pkg_core.rs b/src/packages/pkg_core.rs
index 94d59c7f..1603bcb8 100644
--- a/src/packages/pkg_core.rs
+++ b/src/packages/pkg_core.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def_package! {
     /// * [`BasicIteratorPackage`][super::BasicIteratorPackage]
     /// * [`BasicFnPackage`][super::BasicFnPackage]
     /// * [`DebuggingPackage`][super::DebuggingPackage]
-    crate::CorePackage => |lib| {
+    pub CorePackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         super::LanguageCorePackage::init(lib);
diff --git a/src/packages/pkg_std.rs b/src/packages/pkg_std.rs
index b388b379..cd8f29db 100644
--- a/src/packages/pkg_std.rs
+++ b/src/packages/pkg_std.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def_package! {
     /// * [`BasicMapPackage`][super::BasicMapPackage]
     /// * [`BasicTimePackage`][super::BasicTimePackage]
     /// * [`MoreStringPackage`][super::MoreStringPackage]
-    crate::StandardPackage => |lib| {
+    pub StandardPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         super::CorePackage::init(lib);
diff --git a/src/packages/string_basic.rs b/src/packages/string_basic.rs
index 266ccec3..7be2809a 100644
--- a/src/packages/string_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/string_basic.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub const FUNC_TO_DEBUG: &str = "to_debug";
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic string utilities (e.g. printing)
-    crate::BasicStringPackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicStringPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "print_debug", print_debug_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/string_more.rs b/src/packages/string_more.rs
index f51b27d8..90fc5fb9 100644
--- a/src/packages/string_more.rs
+++ b/src/packages/string_more.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use super::string_basic::{print_with_func, FUNC_TO_STRING};
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of additional string utilities over [`BasicStringPackage`][super::BasicStringPackage]
-    crate::MoreStringPackage => |lib| {
+    pub MoreStringPackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         combine_with_exported_module!(lib, "string", string_functions);
diff --git a/src/packages/time_basic.rs b/src/packages/time_basic.rs
index 3eacee0b..b631a59d 100644
--- a/src/packages/time_basic.rs
+++ b/src/packages/time_basic.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use instant::{Duration, Instant};
 
 def_package! {
     /// Package of basic timing utilities.
-    crate::BasicTimePackage => |lib| {
+    pub BasicTimePackage(lib) {
         lib.standard = true;
 
         // Register date/time functions