diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 82acde0ac..05abb94db 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ build_vendor=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(build)))
 full_build_os:=$(subst $(build_arch)-$(build_vendor)-,,$(build))
 build_os:=$(findstring linux,$(full_build_os))
 build_os+=$(findstring darwin,$(full_build_os))
+build_os+=$(findstring freebsd,$(full_build_os))
 build_os:=$(strip $(build_os))
 ifeq ($(build_os),)
 build_os=$(full_build_os)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ host_vendor=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(canonical_host)))
 full_host_os:=$(subst $(host_arch)-$(host_vendor)-,,$(canonical_host))
 host_os:=$(findstring linux,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring darwin,$(full_host_os))
+host_os+=$(findstring freebsd,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring mingw32,$(full_host_os))
 host_os:=$(strip $(host_os))
 ifeq ($(host_os),)
diff --git a/depends/builders/freebsd.mk b/depends/builders/freebsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a61043e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/builders/freebsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build_freebsd_CC = clang
+build_freebsd_CXX = clang++
+build_freebsd_SHA256SUM = shasum -a 256
+build_freebsd_DOWNLOAD = curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -o
diff --git a/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07436aef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+freebsd_CFLAGS=-pipe
+freebsd_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_CFLAGS)
+
+freebsd_release_CFLAGS=-O1
+freebsd_release_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_release_CFLAGS)
+
+freebsd_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
+freebsd_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_debug_CFLAGS)
+
+freebsd_debug_CPPFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG -D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC
+
+ifeq (86,$(findstring 86,$(build_arch)))
+i686_freebsd_CC=gcc -m32
+i686_freebsd_CXX=g++ -m32
+i686_freebsd_AR=ar
+i686_freebsd_RANLIB=ranlib
+i686_freebsd_NM=nm
+i686_freebsd_STRIP=strip
+
+x86_64_freebsd_CC=gcc -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_CXX=g++ -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_AR=ar
+x86_64_freebsd_RANLIB=ranlib
+x86_64_freebsd_NM=nm
+x86_64_freebsd_STRIP=strip
+else
+i686_freebsd_CC=$(default_host_CC) -m32
+i686_freebsd_CXX=$(default_host_CXX) -m32
+x86_64_freebsd_CC=$(default_host_CC) -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_CXX=$(default_host_CXX) -m64
+endif