diff --git a/x11/Makefile b/x11/Makefile
index 9d7016d23c2a..99574c066126 100644
--- a/x11/Makefile
+++ b/x11/Makefile
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     SUBDIR += xkbset
     SUBDIR += xkeycaps
     SUBDIR += xkeywrap
+    SUBDIR += xlibs
     SUBDIR += xloadimage
     SUBDIR += xlockmore
     SUBDIR += xlogout
diff --git a/x11/xlibs/Makefile b/x11/xlibs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60cf7b2f8f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/xlibs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:    xlibs
+# Date created:         7 May 2004
+# Whom:                 anholt
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	xlibs
+PORTVERSION=	1.0.1
+CATEGORIES=	x11
+MASTER_SITES=	# none
+DISTFILES=	# none
+EXTRACT_ONLY=	# none
+
+MAINTAINER=	x11@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	X11 core libraries
+
+LIB_PC_DEPENDS=	${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xproto.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/xproto \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xextensions.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/xextensions \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/ice.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libICE \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/sm.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libSM \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/x11.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libX11 \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xau.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXau \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xaw.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libXaw \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xcomposite.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXcomposite \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xcursor.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXcursor \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xdamage.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXdamage \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xdmcp.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXdmcp \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xext.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXext \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xfixes.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXfixes \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xfont.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXfont \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xi.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXi \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xinerama.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXinerama \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xmu.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libXmu \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xpm.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXpm \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xrender.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXrender \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xrandr.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXrandr \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xres.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXres \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xt.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libXt \
+		${X11BASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/xv.pc:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXv
+LIB_DEPENDS=	Xp.6:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXp \
+		xkbfile.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libxkbfile \
+		Xxf86vm.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libXxf86 \
+		GL.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libGL \
+		GLU.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11/libGLU
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LIB_PC_DEPENDS}
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${LIB_PC_DEPENDS}
+
+CONFLICTS=	XFree86-libraries-*
+
+NO_BUILD=	yes
+
+do-install:	# empty
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11/xlibs/pkg-descr b/x11/xlibs/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ffa18f2813c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/xlibs/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+xlibs is a metaport of core X11 libraries, based on the xlibs group from
+freedesktop.org but with additional libraries not yet included there.
+
+- Eric Anholt
+anholt@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/x11/xlibs/pkg-plist b/x11/xlibs/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0337a60dac25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/xlibs/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@comment This packing list left intentionally empty