diff --git a/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efc4319206d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd /usr/lib/nxt && bash run.sh
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt-tor b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt-tor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b4104ceca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/bin/nxt-tor
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd /usr/lib/nxt && bash run-tor.sh
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt-tor/run b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt-tor/run
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f4032c1bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt-tor/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+sv check tor >/dev/null || exit 1
+exec nxt-tor > /dev/null
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt/run b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt/run
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ffc87eaf55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nxt/files/nxt/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec nxt > /dev/null
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nxt/template b/srcpkgs/nxt/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb98ca7e86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nxt/template
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Template file for 'nxt'
+pkgname=nxt
+version=1.11.15
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}"
+hostmakedepends="unzip"
+depends="virtual?java-runtime"
+short_desc="Client for the NXT cryptocurrency"
+maintainer="Fabio Krapohl <fabio.u.krapohl@fau.de>"
+license="Jelurida Public License 1.1"
+homepage="https://nxt.org"
+distfiles="https://bitbucket.org/Jelurida/${pkgname}/downloads/${pkgname}-client-${version}.zip"
+checksum=933f7a5ed02b6f4af2d50060e60acda746a2261f733b90f2ab969e951c735dfa
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/bin/${pkgname}
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/bin/${pkgname}-tor
+
+	vsv ${pkgname}
+	vsv ${pkgname}-tor
+
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+
+	vmkdir usr/lib/${pkgname}
+	vcopy . usr/lib/${pkgname}
+}