diff --git a/sysutils/Makefile b/sysutils/Makefile
index 468d7ff7f08b..33007dfc3d8c 100644
--- a/sysutils/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/Makefile
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@
     SUBDIR += rubygem-god
     SUBDIR += rubygem-ohai
     SUBDIR += rubygem-sys-cpu
+    SUBDIR += rubygem-sys-host
     SUBDIR += runit
     SUBDIR += runwhen
     SUBDIR += safe-rm
diff --git a/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/Makefile b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25d3d164159d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Ports collection makefile for:	rubygem-sys-host
+# Date created:				30 July 2010
+# Whom:					Eric Freeman <freebsdports@chillibear.com>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	sys-host
+PORTVERSION=	0.6.2
+CATEGORIES=	sysutils rubygems
+MASTER_SITES=	RG
+
+MAINTAINER=	freebsdports@chillibear.com
+COMMENT=	Provides hostname, ip address, and other information for a given host
+
+USE_RUBY=		yes
+USE_RUBYGEMS=		yes
+RUBYGEM_AUTOPLIST=	yes
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/distinfo b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65f9dd33e3af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MD5 (rubygem/sys-host-0.6.2.gem) = 47c0f2c6a6a7f4ff5eec94e6f5bab78c
+SHA256 (rubygem/sys-host-0.6.2.gem) = 9e8a932ce6769e29edc2feaf9d1f3e7066690356d2ea3969d9659c5a1237acfb
+SIZE (rubygem/sys-host-0.6.2.gem) = 11776
diff --git a/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/pkg-descr b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7a39e821377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/rubygem-sys-host/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Provides hostname, ip address, and other information for a given host.
+
+WWW: http://sysutils.rubyforge.org/