diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f198283..3ba158b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 memcached
 =========
 
-Install and start the memcached service
+Install and start the memcached service on GNU/Linux and FreeBSD
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/memcached/init.sls b/memcached/init.sls
index 782abed..a97ffad 100644
--- a/memcached/init.sls
+++ b/memcached/init.sls
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
 {% from 'memcached/map.jinja' import memcached with context %}
 
 memcached:
+        {%- if grains.os_family in ('FreeBSD',) %}
+  cmd.run:
+    - names:
+      - portsnap fetch
+      - portsnap extract
+      - cd /usr/ports/distfiles
+      - curl -LO https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/releases/download/cyrus-sasl-2.1.27/cyrus-sasl-2.1.27.tar.gz
+      - cd /usr/ports/databases/memcached && make deinstall && make install clean
+    - env:
+      - BATCH: 'yes'
+  sysrc.managed:
+    - name: memcached_enable
+    - value: YES
+    - require:
+      - cmd: memcached
+        {%- else %}
   pkg.installed:
     - name: {{ memcached.server }}
+        {%- endif %}
+    - require_in:
+      - service: memcached
   service.running:
     - enable: True
     - name: {{ memcached.service }}
-    - require:
-      - pkg: memcached
diff --git a/memcached/map.jinja b/memcached/map.jinja
index 4cde10e..cb70780 100644
--- a/memcached/map.jinja
+++ b/memcached/map.jinja
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
         'config_file': '/etc/memcached.conf',
         'libmemcached': 'libmemcached-devel',
     },
+    'FreeBSD':{
+        'server': 'memcached',
+        'service': 'memcached',
+        'config_file': '/usr/local/etc/rc.d/memcached',
+        'libmemcached': 'libmemcached-devel',
+    },
     'Debian':{
         'server': 'memcached',
         'service': 'memcached',