diff --git a/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/log/run b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/log/run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4eb11581262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec logger -t beanstalkd -p daemon.info
diff --git a/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/run b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..40c9908d37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/files/beanstalkd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# By default use persistent storage (binary log)
+: ${OPTS:=-b /var/lib/beanstalkd}
+[ -d /var/lib/beanstalkd ] || install -D -o beanstalkd -g beanstalkd
+exec chpst -u beanstalkd:beanstalkd ${OPTS} 2>&1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/beanstalk/template b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..995752b4df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/beanstalk/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'beanstalk'
+pkgname=beanstalk
+version=1.10
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+wrksrc="beanstalkd-${version}"
+short_desc="A simple, fast work queue"
+maintainer="bougyman <bougyman@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="http://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/kr/beanstalkd/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=923b1e195e168c2a91adcc75371231c26dcf23868ed3e0403cd4b1d662a52d59
+system_accounts="beanstalkd"
+
+post_install() {
+	vdoc README
+	vsv beanstalkd
+}