diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index ef30d3ad..bbdf0879 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ os := $(shell uname)
 
 ifeq ($(os),Darwin)
     LIBS += -lncurses -lboost_regex-mt
+else ifeq ($(os),FreeBSD)
+    LIBS += -ltinfow -lncursesw -lboost_regex
+    CPPFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
+    LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib
 else ifeq ($(os),Haiku)
     LIBS += -lncursesw -lboost_regex -lnetwork -lbe
 else ifeq ($(os),DragonFly)
diff --git a/src/file.cc b/src/file.cc
index 3c51c002..1daa298b 100644
--- a/src/file.cc
+++ b/src/file.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
 #define st_mtim st_mtimespec
@@ -491,6 +495,11 @@ String get_kak_binary_path()
     kak_assert(res != -1);
     buffer[res] = '\0';
     return buffer;
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+    int mib[] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME, -1};
+    size_t res = sizeof(buffer);
+    sysctl(mib, 4, buffer, &res, NULL, 0);
+    return buffer;
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
     uint32_t bufsize = 2048;
     _NSGetExecutablePath(buffer, &bufsize);