diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 66c25c8..bb383c6 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -569,3 +569,8 @@ Installs the php-ctype package.
 ------------------
 
 Installs the php-session package.
+
+``php.ng.posix``
+----------------
+
+Installs the php-posix package.
diff --git a/php/ng/map.jinja b/php/ng/map.jinja
index f6b21db..7398dfd 100644
--- a/php/ng/map.jinja
+++ b/php/ng/map.jinja
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@
                     'openssl': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version + '-openssl',
                     'php': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version,
                     'phar': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version + '-phar',
+                    'posix': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version + '-posix',
                     'session': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version + '-session',
                     'snmp': 'php' + freebsd_phpng_version + '-snmp',
                     'temp_dir': '/tmp',
diff --git a/php/ng/posix.sls b/php/ng/posix.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..817eefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/ng/posix.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{% set state = 'posix' %}
+{% include "php/ng/installed.jinja" %}