diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e7f4fa7..906fbba 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Installs the php-apc package.
 
 Installs the php-adodb package.
 
+``php.cgi``
+------------
+
+Installs the php-cgi package.
+
 ``php.cli``
 ------------
 
diff --git a/php/cgi.sls b/php/cgi.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49ec8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/cgi.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% from "php/map.jinja" import php with context %}
+
+php-cgi:
+  pkg:
+    - installed
+    - name: {{ php.cgi_pkg }}
diff --git a/php/map.jinja b/php/map.jinja
index 329e530..029d76f 100644
--- a/php/map.jinja
+++ b/php/map.jinja
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     'Debian': {
         'php_pkg': 'php5',
         'apc_pkg': 'php-apc',
+        'cgi_pkg': 'php5-cgi',
         'cli_pkg': 'php5-cli',
         'curl_pkg': 'php5-curl',
         'fpm_pkg': 'php5-fpm',
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     'RedHat': {
         'php_pkg': 'php',
         'apc_pkg': 'php-pecl-apc',
+        'cgi_pkg': 'php-cgi',
         'cli_pkg': 'php-cli',
         'curl_pkg': 'curl',
         'fpm_pkg': 'php-fpm',