diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 416c35cc2e..3e9cae44fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ MODULES =					\
   gnu/packages/emacs.scm			\
   gnu/packages/file.scm				\
   gnu/packages/flex.scm				\
+  gnu/packages/freetype.scm				\
   gnu/packages/gawk.scm				\
   gnu/packages/gdb.scm				\
   gnu/packages/gdbm.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/freetype.scm b/gnu/packages/freetype.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70144ab7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/freetype.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2013 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages freetype)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
+
+(define-public freetype
+  (package
+   (name "freetype")
+   (version "2.4.11")
+   (source (origin
+            (method url-fetch)
+            (uri (string-append
+                   "http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-"
+                   version ".tar.gz"))
+            (sha256 (base32
+                     "0gpcz6swir64kp0dk3rwgqqkmf48b90dqgczdmznjjryhrahx9r9"))))
+   (build-system gnu-build-system)
+   (synopsis "Freetype, a library to render fonts")
+   (description
+    "Freetype is a library that can be used by applications to access the
+contents of font files. It provides a uniform interface to access font files.
+It supports both bitmap and scalable formats, including TrueType, OpenType,
+Type1, CID, CFF, Windows FON/FNT, X11 PCF, and others. It supports high-speed
+anti-aliased glyph bitmap generation with 256 gray levels.")
+   (license freetype) ; some files have other licenses
+   (home-page "http://www.freetype.org/")))
diff --git a/guix/licenses.scm b/guix/licenses.scm
index 58eb7218c5..93af865055 100644
--- a/guix/licenses.scm
+++ b/guix/licenses.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ (define-module (guix licenses)
             cpl1.0
             epl1.0
             expat
+            freetype
             gpl1 gpl1+ gpl2 gpl2+ gpl3 gpl3+
             ijg
             ibmpl1.0
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ (define expat
            "http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Expat"
            "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Expat"))
 
+(define freetype
+  (license "Freetype"
+           "http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Freetype"
+           "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#freetype"))
+
 (define gpl1
   (license "GPL 1"
            "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-1.0.html"