diff --git a/srcpkgs/rc23/patches/static.patch b/srcpkgs/rc23/patches/static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44a35314b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rc23/patches/static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
+ CPPFLAGS +=	-DRC_ADDON=$(RC_ADDON)
+ 
+ LIB_EDIT_null =
+-LIB_EDIT_edit = -ledit
++LIB_EDIT_edit = -ledit -lncurses
+ LIB_EDIT_editline = -leditline
+-LIB_EDIT_readline = -lreadline
++LIB_EDIT_readline = -lreadline -lncurses
+ LDLIBS += $(LIB_EDIT_$(EDIT))
+ 
+ OBJ_ADDON_0 =
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rc23/template b/srcpkgs/rc23/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0f6951c1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rc23/template
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Template file for 'rc23'
+pkgname=rc23
+version=2.0.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="$(vopt_if readline EDIT=readline)
+ $(vopt_if libedit EDIT=edit)"
+make_install_args="${make_build_args}"
+makedepends="$(vopt_if readline readline-devel)
+ $(vopt_if libedit libedit-devel)"
+short_desc="Alternative implementation of the plan 9 rc shell"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="Zlib"
+homepage="https://codeberg.org/rc23/rc23"
+distfiles="https://codeberg.org/rc23/rc23/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=08d48c6bb287bfe22689e8db6342aa5d7fbb874af6b0625c6cf9f57a55630fbc
+register_shell="/bin/rc23"
+
+build_options="readline libedit static"
+build_options_default="readline"
+
+pre_build() {
+	# fake .git/index, else version.h gets rebuilt repeatedly
+	mkdir -p .git
+	touch .git/index
+
+	if [ "$build_option_static" ]; then
+		LDFLAGS+=" -static"
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		make CC="$BUILD_CC" CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS" LIBS= LDFLAGS= \
+			sigmsgs.c sigmsgs.h statval.h
+	fi
+}