diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d37f549..d848791 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: bundle exec rake test:examples
 
   fedora: # see https://github.com/flavorjones/mini_portile/issues/118
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        task: ["test:unit", "test:examples"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: fedora:35
@@ -84,5 +88,30 @@ jobs:
           path: examples/ports/archives
           key: examples-${{ hashFiles('examples/Rakefile') }}
       - run: bundle install
-      - run: bundle exec rake test:unit
-      - run: bundle exec rake test:examples
+      - run: bundle exec rake ${{ matrix.task }}
+
+  freebsd:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        task: ["test:unit", "test:examples"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      MAKE: gmake
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: examples/ports/archives
+          key: examples-${{ hashFiles('examples/Rakefile') }}
+      - uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        with:
+          envs: MAKE
+          usesh: true
+          copyback: false
+          prepare: pkg install -y ruby devel/ruby-gems pkgconf git cmake devel/gmake textproc/libyaml security/gnupg
+          run: |
+            git config --global --add safe.directory /home/runner/work/mini_portile/mini_portile
+            gem install bundler
+            bundle install
+            bundle exec rake ${{ matrix.task }}
diff --git a/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile_cmake.rb b/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile_cmake.rb
index 41e1ad1..9fcfb4c 100644
--- a/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile_cmake.rb
+++ b/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile_cmake.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ def find_c_and_cxx_compilers(host)
     if MiniPortile.darwin?
       c_compiler ||= 'clang'
       cxx_compiler ||='clang++'
+    elsif MiniPortile.freebsd?
+      c_compiler ||= 'cc'
+      cxx_compiler ||= 'c++'
     else
       c_compiler ||= 'gcc'
       cxx_compiler ||= 'g++'
diff --git a/test/test_cmake.rb b/test/test_cmake.rb
index 7a3483c..6d5ffa0 100644
--- a/test/test_cmake.rb
+++ b/test/test_cmake.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,29 @@ def test_configure_defaults_with_macos
     end
   end
 
+  def test_configure_defaults_with_freebsd
+    recipe = init_recipe
+    recipe.host = 'some-host'
+
+    with_env({ "CC" => nil, "CXX" => nil }) do
+      with_stubbed_target(os: 'freebsd14') do
+        with_compilers(recipe, c_compiler: 'cc', cxx_compiler: 'c++') do
+          Open3.stub(:capture2, cmake_help_mock('Unix')) do
+            assert_equal(
+              [
+                "-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=FreeBSD",
+                "-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=x86_64",
+                "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cc",
+                "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=c++",
+                "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+              ],
+              recipe.configure_defaults)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_configure_defaults_with_manual_system_name
     recipe = init_recipe
     recipe.system_name = 'Custom'