diff --git a/swh/indexer/data/composer.csv b/swh/indexer/data/composer.csv
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/indexer/data/composer.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Property,codemeta-V1,Composer
+codeRepository,codeRepository,support.source
+programmingLanguage,programmingLanguage,
+runtimePlatform,,
+targetProduct,,
+applicationCategory,,
+applicationSubCategory,,
+downloadUrl,downloadLink,
+fileSize,,
+installUrl,,
+memoryRequirements,,
+operatingSystem,operatingSystems,
+permissions,,
+processorRequirements,,
+releaseNotes,,
+softwareHelp,,
+softwareRequirements,depends,require
+softwareVersion,,version
+storageRequirements,,
+supportingData,,
+author,agents,authors
+citation,relatedLink,
+contributor,,
+copyrightHolder,agents [role=copyrightHolder],
+copyrightYear,,
+dateCreated,dateCreated,
+dateModified,dateModified,
+datePublished,datePublished,
+editor,,
+encoding,,
+fileFormat,,
+funder,fundingReference.funderName,
+keywords,controlledTerms,keywords
+license,licenseId,license
+producer,,
+provider,,
+publisher,publisher,
+sponsor,,
+version,version,version
+isAccessibleForFree,,
+isPartOf,,
+hasPart,,
+position,,
+description,description,description
+identifier,identifier,name
+name,name,name
+sameAs,,
+url,URL,homepage
+relatedLink,,
+givenName,,
+familyName,,
+email,email,author.email
+affiliation,affiliation,
+identifier,identifier,
+name,,author.name
+address,,
+type,,
+id,,
+softwareSuggestions,suggests,suggest
+maintainer,uploadedBy,
+contIntegration,contIntegration,
+buildInstructions,buildInstructions,
+developmentStatus,developmentStatus,
+embargoDate,embargoDate,
+funding,funding,
+issueTracker,issueTracker,support.issues
+referencePublication,relatedPublications,
+readme,readme,
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/__init__.py b/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/__init__.py
--- a/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import click
 
-from . import cff, codemeta, maven, npm, python, ruby
+from . import cff, codemeta, composer, maven, npm, python, ruby
 
 MAPPINGS = {
     "CodemetaMapping": codemeta.CodemetaMapping,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "PythonPkginfoMapping": python.PythonPkginfoMapping,
     "GemspecMapping": ruby.GemspecMapping,
     "CffMapping": cff.CffMapping,
+    "ComposerMapping": composer.ComposerMapping,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/composer.py b/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/composer.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/indexer/metadata_dictionary/composer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import os.path
+
+from swh.indexer.codemeta import _DATA_DIR, SCHEMA_URI, _read_crosstable
+
+from .base import JsonMapping
+
+COMPOSER_TABLE_PATH = os.path.join(_DATA_DIR, "composer.csv")
+
+with open(COMPOSER_TABLE_PATH) as fd:
+    (CODEMETA_TERMS, COMPOSER_TABLE) = _read_crosstable(fd)
+
+
+class ComposerMapping(JsonMapping):
+    """Dedicated class for Packagist(composer.json) mapping and translation"""
+
+    name = "composer"
+    mapping = COMPOSER_TABLE["Composer"]
+    filename = b"composer.json"
+    string_fields = [
+        "name",
+        "description",
+        "version",
+        "keywords",
+        "homepage",
+        "readme",
+        "license",
+        "author",
+        "authors",
+    ]
+
+    def normalize_homepage(self, s):
+        if isinstance(s, str):
+            return {"@id": s}
+
+    def normalize_license(self, s):
+        if isinstance(s, str):
+            return {"@id": "https://spdx.org/licenses/" + s}
+
+    def normalize_authors(self, author_list):
+        authors = []
+        for author in author_list:
+            author_obj = {"@type": SCHEMA_URI + "Person"}
+
+            if isinstance(author, dict):
+                if isinstance(author.get("name", None), str):
+                    author_obj[SCHEMA_URI + "name"] = author.get("name", None)
+                if isinstance(author.get("email", None), str):
+                    author_obj[SCHEMA_URI + "email"] = author.get("email", None)
+                if isinstance(author.get("role", None), str):
+                    author_obj[SCHEMA_URI + "role"] = author.get("role", None)
+
+                authors.append(author_obj)
+
+        return {"@list": authors}
diff --git a/swh/indexer/tests/test_cli.py b/swh/indexer/tests/test_cli.py
--- a/swh/indexer/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/swh/indexer/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
         [
             "cff",
             "codemeta",
+            "composer",
             "gemspec",
             "maven",
             "npm",
diff --git a/swh/indexer/tests/test_metadata.py b/swh/indexer/tests/test_metadata.py
--- a/swh/indexer/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/swh/indexer/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         self.pkginfo_mapping = MAPPINGS["PythonPkginfoMapping"]()
         self.gemspec_mapping = MAPPINGS["GemspecMapping"]()
         self.cff_mapping = MAPPINGS["CffMapping"]()
+        self.composer_mapping = MAPPINGS["ComposerMapping"]()
 
     def test_compute_metadata_none(self):
         """
@@ -616,6 +617,83 @@
         # then
         assert expected_results == results
 
+    def test_compute_metadata_composer(self):
+        raw_content = """{
+    "name": "symfony/polyfill-mbstring",
+    "type": "library",
+    "description": "Symfony polyfill for the Mbstring extension",
+    "keywords": [
+        "polyfill",
+        "shim",
+        "compatibility",
+        "portable"
+    ],
+    "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Nicolas Grekas",
+            "email": "p@tchwork.com"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Symfony Community",
+            "homepage": "https://symfony.com/contributors"
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.1"
+    },
+    "provide": {
+        "ext-mbstring": "*"
+    },
+    "autoload": {
+        "files": [
+            "bootstrap.php"
+        ]
+    },
+    "suggest": {
+        "ext-mbstring": "For best performance"
+    },
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-main": "1.26-dev"
+        },
+        "thanks": {
+            "name": "symfony/polyfill",
+            "url": "https://github.com/symfony/polyfill"
+        }
+    }
+}
+        """.encode(
+            "utf-8"
+        )
+
+        result = self.composer_mapping.translate(raw_content)
+
+        expected = {
+            "@context": "https://doi.org/10.5063/schema/codemeta-2.0",
+            "type": "SoftwareSourceCode",
+            "name": "symfony/polyfill-mbstring",
+            "keywords": ["polyfill", "shim", "compatibility", "portable"],
+            "description": "Symfony polyfill for the Mbstring extension",
+            "url": "https://symfony.com",
+            "license": "https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT",
+            "author": [
+                {
+                    "type": "Person",
+                    "name": "Nicolas Grekas",
+                    "email": "p@tchwork.com",
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "Person",
+                    "name": "Symfony Community",
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+
+        assert result == expected
+
     def test_compute_metadata_valid_codemeta(self):
         raw_content = b"""{
             "@context": "https://doi.org/10.5063/schema/codemeta-2.0",