diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlmaker/patches/musl-fts-link.patch b/srcpkgs/wlmaker/patches/musl-fts-link.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2f13673bb72c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlmaker/patches/musl-fts-link.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- a/submodules/libbase/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/submodules/libbase/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ target_include_directories(
+   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>)
+ target_include_directories(libbase PRIVATE "${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+ target_link_libraries(libbase PRIVATE "${CURSES_LIBRARIES}" libbase_compiler_flags)
++
++# musl's fts(3) lives in a separate libfts (musl-fts); link it explicitly.
++find_library(FTS_LIBRARY NAMES fts)
++if(FTS_LIBRARY)
++  target_link_libraries(libbase PUBLIC ${FTS_LIBRARY})
++endif()
+ set_target_properties(
+   libbase PROPERTIES
+   VERSION 1.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlmaker/template b/srcpkgs/wlmaker/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..837d6e82285b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlmaker/template
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Template file for 'wlmaker'
+pkgname=wlmaker
+version=0.8.1
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-Dconfig_DEBUG=OFF -Dconfig_OPTIM=ON"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex bison wayland-devel wayland-protocols"
+makedepends="cairo-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxdg-basedir-devel
+ wlroots0.20-devel ncurses-devel wayland-devel libxcb-devel"
+depends="foot brightnessctl swaylock wdisplays xorg-server-xwayland"
+short_desc="Wayland compositor inspired by WindowMaker"
+maintainer="Fabian Constantinescu <fabian.constantinescu@protonmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker"
+distfiles="https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/download/v${version}/wlmaker-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=aa7c23b6ea501df412101aaaa022576f05eefa56bdde33c0f6eb6d34aa5a2389
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-fts-devel"
+fi
+
+do_check() {
+	cd build
+	ctest --output-on-failure -E backend_test
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	# Example configs not installed by the build itself
+	vinstall etc/ExampleConfig.plist 644 usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
+	vinstall etc/HomeConfig.plist 644 usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
+}