diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37b69435a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# This script will suggest the user to remove services that could
+# interfere with wicd at startup.
+#
+case "${ACTION}" in
+pre)
+	;;
+post)
+	cat << _EOF
+=====================================================================
+
+Please note that wicd does not require to have dhcpcd and/or
+wpa_supplicant services running at boot. If you are using them at
+boot, please disable them before using wicd. You can do that with:
+
+$ /etc/init.d/<service> stop
+$ rc-update del <service> default
+
+ATTENTION: to make wicd work for your user, it must be a member
+of the 'users' group.
+
+=====================================================================
+_EOF
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.desktop b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b4768925b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Categories=Application;Network;Internet;
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Exec=/usr/bin/wicd-client
+GenericName=Network Manager
+Icon=wicd-client.png
+Comment=Manage Wired/Wireless Networks
+Name=Wicd
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..154e135cb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/files/wicd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+command=/usr/sbin/wicd
+pidfile=/var/run/wicd/wicd.pid
+
+depend()
+{
+	need dbus
+	need hal
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wicd/template b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f8c73aaccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wicd/template
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Template file for 'wicd'
+pkgname=wicd
+version=1.6.2.2
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="Open source wired and wireless network manager"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=2ca57c71a2415fa0d971dcecdb5541a1f93a80fc7756e46923d166591d97de23
+long_desc="
+ Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux
+ which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a
+ wide variety of settings.
+
+ Some of Wicd's features include:
+   * No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK), so it is easy to
+     use in XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
+   * Ability to connect to wired (Ethernet only, no PPPoE/DSL support yet)
+     and wireless networks
+   * Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
+   * Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2 (and you
+     can add your own)
+   * Remains compatible with wireless-tools
+   * Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
+   * A full-featured console interface"
+
+keep_empty_dirs=yes
+noarch=yes
+conf_files="
+/etc/dbus-1/system.d/wicd.conf
+/etc/wicd/encryption/templates/active"
+gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"
+openrc_services="wicd default"
+
+Add_dependency full dbus-python
+Add_dependency full pygtk
+Add_dependency full dhcpcd
+Add_dependency full wpa_supplicant
+Add_dependency full wireless_tools
+Add_dependency full ethtool
+Add_dependency full shared-mime-info
+Add_dependency full python-urwid
+Add_dependency full hicolor-icon-theme
+
+do_install()
+{
+	cd ${wrksrc} || return 1
+	python setup.py configure --no-install-init \
+		--resume=/usr/share/wicd/scripts \
+		--suspend=/usr/share/wicd/scripts || return 1
+	python setup.py install --root=${DESTDIR} || return 1
+
+	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/wicd.rc \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/wicd || return 1
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/applications || return 1
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/wicd.desktop \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/applications || return 1
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/wicd || return 1
+	install -D -m755 build/lib/wicd/*.py \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/wicd || return 1
+}