diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index ebc90fffd34..a4422727745 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -3370,3 +3370,4 @@ libgetdns_ext_uv.so.10 getdns-1.5.0_1
 libzck.so.1 zchunk-1.0.2_2
 librec.so.1 librec1-1.8_1
 libfixposix.so.3 libfixposix-0.4.3_1
+libgerv.so.1 gerbv-2.6.2_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gerbv/template b/srcpkgs/gerbv/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3d28e5a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gerbv/template
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Template file for 'gerbv'
+pkgname=gerbv
+version=2.6.2
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config desktop-file-utils"
+makedepends="cairo-devel gtk+-devel"
+short_desc="Gerber (RS-274X) viewer"
+maintainer="Jasper Chan <jasperchan515@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gerbv.geda-project.org"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f1049ba16e9a2acba0d39f838bf036c09ee90c52700ed014d7136110ad9988b3