diff --git a/.builds/freebsd.yml b/.builds/freebsd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f72c8e5f3a828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.builds/freebsd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+image: freebsd/latest
+packages:
+- sqlite3
+- node
+- boehm-gc
+- pcre
+- sfml
+- sdl2
+sources:
+- https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim.git
+environment:
+  CC: /usr/bin/clang
+tasks:
+- setup: |
+    cd Nim
+    git clone --depth 1 -q https://github.com/nim-lang/csources.git
+    cd csources
+    sh build.sh
+    cd ../
+    bin/nim c --skipUserCfg --skipParentCfg koch
+    sed -i'.original' -e 's/cc = gcc/cc = clang/g' config/nim.cfg
+    echo 'export PATH=$HOME/Nim/bin:$PATH' >> $HOME/.buildenv
+- test: |
+    cd Nim
+    ./koch runCI && exitcode=$? || exitcode=$?
+    if [[ $exitcode -ne 0 ]]; then
+      nim c -r tools/ci_testresults.nim
+    fi
+
+    exit $exitcode
+triggers:
+- action: email
+  condition: failure
+  to: Andreas Rumpf <rumpf_a@web.de>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 114d0de5e4511..34971bc3f51ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ megatest.nim
 /outputGotten.txt
 
 /lib/pure/*.js
+
+!/.builds/
diff --git a/testament/specs.nim b/testament/specs.nim
index 53578b3060197..61820c3286617 100644
--- a/testament/specs.nim
+++ b/testament/specs.nim
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ proc parseSpec*(filename: string): TSpec =
         of "32bit":
           if sizeof(int) == 4:
             result.err = reDisabled
+        of "freebsd":
+          when defined(freebsd): result.err = reDisabled
         else:
           result.parseErrors.addLine "cannot interpret as a bool: ", e.value
       of "cmd":