diff --git a/games/Makefile b/games/Makefile
index 20def4942738..9b683078f8dc 100644
--- a/games/Makefile
+++ b/games/Makefile
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     SUBDIR += gcompris2
     SUBDIR += gemdropx
     SUBDIR += ggz-client-libs
+    SUBDIR += ggz-txt-client
     SUBDIR += gl-117
     SUBDIR += glasteroids
     SUBDIR += glchess
diff --git a/games/ggz-txt-client/Makefile b/games/ggz-txt-client/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe021ad2fe94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/ggz-txt-client/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# ex:ts=8
+# Ports collection makefile for:	ggz-txt-client
+# Date created:			Oct 8, 2002
+# Whom:				ijliao
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	ggz-txt-client
+PORTVERSION=	0.0.7
+CATEGORIES=	games
+MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE}
+MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	ggz
+
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	The GGZ Gaming Zone - Console (Text) Frontend
+
+LIB_DEPENDS=	intl.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext \
+		ggz.1:${PORTSDIR}/games/libggz \
+		ggzcore.3:${PORTSDIR}/games/ggz-clientp-libs
+
+USE_GETOPT_LONG=	yes
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}"
+LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lintl ${PTHREAD_LIBS}
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-debug
+
+MAN6=	ggz-txt.6
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/ggz-txt-client/distinfo b/games/ggz-txt-client/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91c154047784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/ggz-txt-client/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MD5 (ggz-txt-client-0.0.7.tar.gz) = 070f4706b016cbcdab1346a50bfb6093
diff --git a/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-descr b/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..813a4416aedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This core client is not only useful for environments where no
+graphical desktop is available, but does also serve as a reference
+implementation of the ggzcore functionality.
+
+WWW: http://www.ggzgamingzone.org/
diff --git a/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-plist b/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c24c4b10f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/ggz-txt-client/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/ggz-txt
+share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/ggz-txt.mo