diff --git a/srcpkgs/oidentd/files/oidentd/run b/srcpkgs/oidentd/files/oidentd/run
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d816c5ebfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/oidentd/files/oidentd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+[ -r conf ] && . ./conf
+exec oidentd -i ${OPTS:=-u nobody -g nogroup}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/oidentd/template b/srcpkgs/oidentd/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e12024ba17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/oidentd/template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'oidentd'
+pkgname=oidentd
+version=2.3.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+conf_files="/etc/oidentd.conf /etc/oidentd_masq.conf"
+hostmakedepends="flex"
+makedepends="libnetfilter_conntrack-devel libcap-ng-devel"
+short_desc="RFC 1413 compliant ident daemon"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later, GFDL-1.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://oidentd.janikrabe.com/"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/janikrabe/${pkgname}/v${version}/ChangeLog"
+distfiles="https://ftp.janikrabe.com/pub/${pkgname}/releases/latest/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=f5626a679263dd53c10b61bd0c7c9d59f947426667d3a35e53a22de4b5047635
+
+post_install() {
+	vsv oidentd
+}