diff --git a/textproc/Makefile b/textproc/Makefile
index 2c61f36e1640..8008e73e043d 100644
--- a/textproc/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     SUBDIR += linuxdoc
     SUBDIR += lotusxsl
     SUBDIR += ltxml
+    SUBDIR += makepatch
     SUBDIR += man2html
     SUBDIR += mgdiff
     SUBDIR += mguesser
diff --git a/textproc/makepatch/Makefile b/textproc/makepatch/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be220ec105a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/makepatch/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:	makepatch
+# Date created:				22 October 2001
+# Whom:					John Merryweather Cooper
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	makepatch
+PORTVERSION=	2.00a
+CATEGORIES=	textproc perl5
+MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN}
+MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	../../authors/id/JV
+
+MAINTAINER=	jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net
+
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
+MAN1=		makepatch.1 applypatch.1
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/makepatch/distinfo b/textproc/makepatch/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce7df180875e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/makepatch/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MD5 (makepatch-2.00a.tar.gz) = 7750d7b64d42d243cfe832d5d1d1e8e8
diff --git a/textproc/makepatch/pkg-comment b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a89f189da5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl scripts to assist in the generation and application of patches
diff --git a/textproc/makepatch/pkg-descr b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2279f2daa98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'makepatch', containing a pair of programs, makepatch and applypatch, to
+assist in the generation and application of patch kits to synchronise
+source trees.
+
+-- jmc
+jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net
+
+WWW: www.squirrel.nl/people/jvromans/tpj0403-0016.html
diff --git a/textproc/makepatch/pkg-plist b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6253252daab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/makepatch/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bin/applypatch
+bin/makepatch
+lib/perl5/site_perl/%%PERL_VER%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/makepatch/.packlist
+@dirrm lib/perl5/site_perl/%%PERL_VER%%/%%PERL_ARCH%%/auto/makepatch