diff --git a/dev-lang/algol68g/algol68g-2.8.4.recipe b/dev-lang/algol68g/algol68g-2.8.4.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8124af4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-lang/algol68g/algol68g-2.8.4.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+SUMMARY="Algol 68 compiler and interpreter"
+DESCRIPTION="Algol68G is an implementation of Algol 68 as defined by the \
+Revised Report. It ranks among the most complete implementations of the \
+language."
+HOMEPAGE="https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/en.algol-68-genie.html"
+COPYRIGHT="2001-2016 J. Marcel van der Veer"
+LICENSE="GNU LGPL v3"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/algol68g-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="5823ccd0c18fe10a368a117cc3924748c4a5d0fe8dff0d9d818ff73c342565f0"
+PATCHES="algol68g-$portVersion.patchset"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+
+commandSuffix=$secondaryArchSuffix
+commandBinDir=$binDir
+if [ "$targetArchitecture" = x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	commandSuffix=
+	commandBinDir=$prefix/bin
+fi
+
+PROVIDES="
+	algol68g$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	cmd:a68g$commandSuffix
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libgsl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libgslcblas$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libplot$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	devel:libgsl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libgslcblas$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libncurses$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libplot$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:aclocal
+	cmd:automake
+	cmd:autoreconf
+	cmd:awk
+	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:make
+	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+defineDebugInfoPackage algol68g$secondaryArchSuffix \
+	"$commandBinDir"/a68g
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	# TODO: compiler still not enabled
+	autoreconf -fi
+	LDFLAGS="-lnetwork" runConfigure --omit-dirs binDir ./configure \
+		--bindir="$commandBinDir" \
+		--enable-compiler
+	make $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	make install
+}
+
+TEST()
+{
+	make check
+}
diff --git a/dev-lang/algol68g/patches/algol68g-2.8.4.patchset b/dev-lang/algol68g/patches/algol68g-2.8.4.patchset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..558541a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-lang/algol68g/patches/algol68g-2.8.4.patchset
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+From e7e85ff60df506f485346bd54fbb9a4e61ccd25b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
+Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:12:30 +0200
+Subject: Add Haiku to the supported OS list
+
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+old mode 100755
+new mode 100644
+index efef996..e09be43
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ case "$host" in
+   AC_MSG_RESULT([freebsd])
+   ;;
+ #
++# HAIKU.
++#
++*86-*-haiku* | *86_64-*-haiku*) 
++  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HAIKU, 1, [Define this if HAIKU was detected]) 
++  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IEEE_754, 1, [Define this if IEEE_754 compliant]) 
++  AC_MSG_RESULT([haiku])
++  ;;
++#
+ # NetBSD.
+ #
+ *86-*-netbsd* | *86_64-*-netbsd*) 
+diff --git a/source/a68g.c b/source/a68g.c
+old mode 100755
+new mode 100644
+index 090fa14..50308e0
+--- a/source/a68g.c
++++ b/source/a68g.c
+@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ Accept various silent extensions.
+ /*
+ Compilation on Linux, FreeBSD or NetBSD using gcc
+ */
+-#if (defined HAVE_LINUX || defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD)
++#if (defined HAVE_LINUX || defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD || defined HAVE_HAIKU)
+ #if defined HAVE_TUNING
+       ASSERT (snprintf (options, SNPRINTF_SIZE, "%s %s %s -g", extra_inc, optimisation, HAVE_TUNING) >= 0);
+ #else
+diff --git a/source/a68g.h b/source/a68g.h
+old mode 100755
+new mode 100644
+index 27db0d0..3525bae
+--- a/source/a68g.h
++++ b/source/a68g.h
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Top level include file.
+ #undef HAVE_COMPILER
+ #elif ((defined HAVE_LINUX || defined HAVE_MAC_OS_X) && defined HAVE_DL)
+ #define HAVE_COMPILER 1
+-#elif (defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD)
++#elif (defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD || defined HAVE_HAIKU)
+ #define HAVE_COMPILER 1
+ #else
+ #undef HAVE_COMPILER
+-- 
+2.16.4
+
+
+From 903bbec196946af85b1d5b79525c9d5446f434aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
+Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:21:28 +0200
+Subject: Enable dl on Haiku
+
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index e09be43..e73e515 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ if test "x$enable_compiler" = "xyes"; then
+   fi
+   if test "x$enable_compiler" = "xyes"; then
+     AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen])
++    AC_CHECK_LIB([root], [dlopen])
+     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DL, 1, [Define this if a good DL installation was detected]) 
+   fi
+ fi
+-- 
+2.16.4
+
+
+From 39df6bd48e8c4e8449609e327d6072e2539a3b4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Zolt=C3=A1n=20Mizsei?= <zmizsei@extrowerk.com>
+Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:07:34 +0200
+Subject: Enable networking
+
+
+diff --git a/source/a68g.h b/source/a68g.h
+index 3525bae..fb12892 100644
+--- a/source/a68g.h
++++ b/source/a68g.h
+@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Top level include file.
+ /* Can we access the internet? */
+ 
+ #if (defined HAVE_NETDB_H && defined HAVE_NETINET_IN_H && defined HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H)
+-#if (defined HAVE_LINUX || defined HAVE_MAC_OS_X || defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD)
++#if (defined HAVE_LINUX || defined HAVE_MAC_OS_X || defined HAVE_FREEBSD || defined HAVE_NETBSD || defined HAVE_HAIKU)
+ #define HAVE_HTTP
+ #endif
+ #endif
+-- 
+2.16.4
+