diff --git a/devel/Makefile b/devel/Makefile
index 037b11ba5d4a..545a10ff3741 100644
--- a/devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     SUBDIR += R-cran-cpp11
     SUBDIR += R-cran-crayon
     SUBDIR += R-cran-data.table
+    SUBDIR += R-cran-desc
     SUBDIR += R-cran-diffobj
     SUBDIR += R-cran-doParallel
     SUBDIR += R-cran-ellipsis
diff --git a/devel/R-cran-desc/Makefile b/devel/R-cran-desc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d782dd29b91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/R-cran-desc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	desc
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.0
+CATEGORIES=	devel
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
+
+MAINTAINER=	ygy@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Manipulate DESCRIPTION Files
+
+LICENSE=	MIT
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+RUN_DEPENDS=	R-cran-R6>0:devel/R-cran-R6 \
+		R-cran-crayon>0:devel/R-cran-crayon \
+		R-cran-rprojroot>0:devel/R-cran-rprojroot \
+		R-cran-assertthat>0:math/R-cran-assertthat
+TEST_DEPENDS=	R-cran-covr>0:devel/R-cran-covr \
+		R-cran-testthat>0:devel/R-cran-testthat \
+		R-cran-withr>0:devel/R-cran-withr
+
+USES=		cran:auto-plist
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/R-cran-desc/distinfo b/devel/R-cran-desc/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e29a707bae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/R-cran-desc/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1608947147
+SHA256 (desc_1.2.0.tar.gz) = e66fb5d4fc7974bc558abcdc107a1f258c9177a29dcfcf9164bc6b33dd08dae8
+SIZE (desc_1.2.0.tar.gz) = 65612
diff --git a/devel/R-cran-desc/pkg-descr b/devel/R-cran-desc/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a78fb60041a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/R-cran-desc/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Tools to read, write, create, and manipulate DESCRIPTION files. It is intended
+for packages that create or manipulate other packages.
+
+WWW: https://github.com/r-lib/desc#readme