diff --git a/srcpkgs/nsd/files/nsd/run b/srcpkgs/nsd/files/nsd/run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a4c8172a797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nsd/files/nsd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+install -d -m 0755 -o nsd -g nsd /run/nsd
+exec nsd -d 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nsd/template b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cf678d11a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Template file for 'nsd'
+pkgname=nsd
+version=4.1.3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+build_pie=yes
+configure_args="--enable-ratelimit"
+makedepends="libevent-devel libressl-devel"
+system_accounts="nsd"
+nsd_homedir="/var/db/nsd"
+make_dirs="/var/db/nsd 0755 nsd nsd"
+short_desc="Authoritative only, high performance and simple DNS server"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/"
+distfiles="http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=097cb295cdd3e8a73a8afac343caf0fca11b72b2214b022689ddc423312d17e5
+
+post_install() {
+	vsv nsd
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/nsd/nsd.conf.sample
+	vsconf nsd.conf.sample
+}