diff --git a/irc/Makefile b/irc/Makefile
index 358c39ad6c5d..5a5a863fb5fc 100644
--- a/irc/Makefile
+++ b/irc/Makefile
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     SUBDIR += pircbot
     SUBDIR += pisg
     SUBDIR += polari
+    SUBDIR += pounce
     SUBDIR += py-fishcrypt
     SUBDIR += py-irc
     SUBDIR += py-limnoria
diff --git a/irc/pounce/Makefile b/irc/pounce/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe78cd68a022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/pounce/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+PORTNAME=	pounce
+DISTVERSION=	2.3
+CATEGORIES=	irc
+MASTER_SITES=	https://git.causal.agency/pounce/snapshot/
+
+MAINTAINER=	june@causal.agency
+COMMENT=	Multi-client IRC bouncer
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv3+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+USES=		localbase:ldflags ssl
+
+MAKE_ENV+=	MANDIR=${MANPREFIX}/man
+CFLAGS+=	-D'OPENSSL_BIN=\"${LOCALBASE}/bin/openssl\"'
+CFLAGS+=	-D'CERTBOT_PATH=\"${LOCALBASE}/etc/letsencrypt\"'
+
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${SSL_DEFAULT} == base || ${SSL_DEFAULT} == openssl
+LIB_DEPENDS+=	libtls.so:security/libretls
+.endif
+
+post-install:
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/var/run/calico
+.for b in calico pounce
+	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${b}
+.endfor
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/irc/pounce/distinfo b/irc/pounce/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec11a407dcfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/pounce/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1620429245
+SHA256 (pounce-2.3.tar.gz) = 47e77cf01ccd94c6ecb83410d7f832426de61e28573b7aa4ac60fec5ac3f468b
+SIZE (pounce-2.3.tar.gz) = 49151
diff --git a/irc/pounce/pkg-descr b/irc/pounce/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68679a245202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/pounce/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pounce is a multi-client, TLS-only IRC bouncer. It takes a simple
+approach, using a multiple-consumer ring buffer and the IRCv3.2
+server-time extension to communicate with clients.
+
+WWW: https://git.causal.agency/pounce/
diff --git a/irc/pounce/pkg-plist b/irc/pounce/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8e8d7c0e08e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/pounce/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+bin/calico
+bin/pounce
+man/man1/calico.1.gz
+man/man1/pounce.1.gz
+@dir etc/pounce
+@dir /var/run/calico