diff --git a/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/dnsextd/run b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/dnsextd/run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640e11c76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/dnsextd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec dnsextd -d
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd/run b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd/run
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index 0000000000..1b41f2dfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p /var/run/mdnsd
+exec mdnsd -debug
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/mDNSResponder/template
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Template file for 'mDNSResponder'
+pkgname=mDNSResponder
+version=561.1.1
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="flex"
+short_desc="Implements the Bonjour/Zeroconf protocol"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0, 3-clause-BSD"
+homepage="http://opensource.apple.com/"
+distfiles="http://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=217ca717149b999a34c568913e4721beef96ac7ab93db8a012e68ffe816530d9
+
+conf_files="/etc/nss_mdns.conf"
+conflicts="nss-mdns>=0"
+
+do_build() {
+	cd mDNSPosix
+	make os=linux HAVE_IPV6=1 CC=$CC STRIP=echo
+}
+do_install() {
+	cd mDNSPosix
+	vconf nss_mdns.conf
+	vsconf Services.txt
+	vman nss_mdns.conf.5
+	vman libnss_mdns.8
+	for f in mdnsd dnsextd mDNSClientPosix mDNSIdentify mDNSNetMonitor \
+		mDNSProxyResponderPosix mDNSResponderPosix; do
+		vbin build/prod/$f
+	done
+	vinstall build/prod/libdns_sd.so 755 usr/lib
+	vinstall build/prod/libnss_mdns-0.2.so 755 usr/lib
+	ln -s libnss_mdns-0.2.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libnss_mdns.so.2
+	# runit services
+	vsv mdnsd
+	vsv dnsextd
+}