diff --git a/devel/Makefile b/devel/Makefile
index 335606e029e7..b12760615265 100644
--- a/devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/Makefile
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@
     SUBDIR += hs-transformers
     SUBDIR += hs-unamb
     SUBDIR += hs-uniplate
+    SUBDIR += hs-unix-compat
     SUBDIR += hs-utf8-string-ghc
     SUBDIR += hs-utility-ht
     SUBDIR += hs-uuagc
diff --git a/devel/hs-unix-compat/Makefile b/devel/hs-unix-compat/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47d2d11744d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-unix-compat/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for: hs-unix-compat
+# Date created:        January 10 2010
+# Whom:                Giuseppe Pilichi aka Jacula Modyun <jacula@gmail.com>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	unix-compat
+PORTVERSION=	0.1.2.1
+CATEGORIES=	devel haskell
+MASTER_SITES=	http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}/
+PKGNAMEPREFIX=	hs-
+
+MAINTAINER=	jacula@gmail.com
+COMMENT=	Portable POSIX-compatibility layer for Haskell
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=	ghc:${PORTSDIR}/lang/ghc
+RUN_DEPENDS+=	ghc:${PORTSDIR}/lang/ghc
+
+GHC_VERSION=		6.10.4
+UNIXCOMPAT_VERSION=	${PORTVERSION}
+
+GHC_CMD=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/ghc
+SETUP_CMD=	./setup
+
+DOCSDIR=		${PREFIX}/share/doc/${DISTNAME}
+UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL=	lib/${DISTNAME}
+
+PLIST_SUB=	GHC_VERSION=${GHC_VERSION} \
+		UNIXCOMPAT_VERSION=${UNIXCOMPAT_VERSION} \
+		UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL=${UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL}
+
+.if defined(NOPORTDOCS)
+PLIST_SUB+=	NOPORTDOCS=""
+.else
+PLIST_SUB+=	NOPORTDOCS="@comment "
+.endif
+
+.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
+
+PORT_HADDOCK!=	(cd  ${.CURDIR}/../../lang/ghc && ${MAKE} -V PORT_HADDOCK)
+.if !empty(PORT_HADDOCK:M?0)
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=	haddock:${PORTSDIR}/devel/hs-haddock
+.endif
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=	HsColour:${PORTSDIR}/print/hs-hscolour
+
+HSCOLOUR_VERSION=	1.15
+HSCOLOUR_DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/hscolour-${HSCOLOUR_VERSION}
+
+PORTDOCS=	*
+.endif
+
+.SILENT:
+
+do-configure:
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${GHC_CMD} --make Setup.lhs -o setup -package Cabal \
+		     && ${SETUP_CMD} configure --haddock-options=-w --prefix=${PREFIX}
+
+do-build:
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETUP_CMD} build \
+		     && ${SETUP_CMD} register --gen-script
+
+.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETUP_CMD} haddock --hyperlink-source \
+					     --hscolour-css=${HSCOLOUR_DATADIR}/hscolour.css
+.endif
+
+do-install:
+	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETUP_CMD} install \
+		     && ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} register.sh ${PREFIX}/${UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL}/register.sh
+
+post-install:
+	${RM} -f ${PREFIX}/lib/ghc-${GHC_VERSION}/package.conf.old
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/hs-unix-compat/distinfo b/devel/hs-unix-compat/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a32d0a5507a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-unix-compat/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MD5 (unix-compat-0.1.2.1.tar.gz) = 6ecfc3922fce2e96922af3a636b061f9
+SHA256 (unix-compat-0.1.2.1.tar.gz) = 553326e140f71f09cedeec5f74666171c2ad2b3d9ba4312da97da02cbf8a2e85
+SIZE (unix-compat-0.1.2.1.tar.gz) = 6286
diff --git a/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-descr b/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd1bc93749cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This Haskell package provides portable implementations of parts of the
+unix package. This package re-exports the unix package when available.
+When it is not available, portable implementations are used.
+
+WWW: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unix-compat
diff --git a/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-plist b/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb4a437df2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-unix-compat/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+@comment $FreeBSD$
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/HSunix-compat-%%UNIXCOMPAT_VERSION%%.o
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System/PosixCompat/Extensions.hi
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System/PosixCompat/Files.hi
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System/PosixCompat/Types.hi
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System/PosixCompat/User.hi
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/include/HsUnixCompat.h
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/libHSunix-compat-%%UNIXCOMPAT_VERSION%%.a
+%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/register.sh
+%%NOPORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/LICENSE
+%%NOPORTDOCS%%@dirrmtry %%DOCSDIR%%
+@dirrm %%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/include
+@dirrm %%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System/PosixCompat
+@dirrm %%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/System
+@dirrm %%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%
+@dirrm %%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%
+@exec /bin/sh %D/%%UNIXCOMPAT_LIBDIR_REL%%/register.sh
+@exec /bin/rm -f %D/lib/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/package.conf.old
+@unexec %D/bin/ghc-pkg unregister unix-compat
+@unexec /bin/rm -f %D/lib/ghc-%%GHC_VERSION%%/package.conf.old