diff --git a/templates/findutils.tmpl b/templates/findutils.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2172ebc5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/findutils.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'findutils'
+pkgname=findutils
+version=4.4.0
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="The GNU Find Utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=fb108c2959f17baf3559da9b3854495b9bb69fb13309fdd05576c66feb661ea9
+long_desc="
+ The GNU Find Utilities are the basic directory searching utilitiesof the
+ GNU operating system. These programs are typically used in conjunction with
+ other programs to provide modular and powerful directory search and file
+ locating capabilities to other commands."
+
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"
diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
index 5b33ac224ad..563893d2026 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ long_desc="
  inside of a chroot and continue installing them."
 
 build_depends="glibc-2.8 bash-3.2 coreutils-6.12 sed-4.1.5 make-3.81
- tar-1.20 bzip2-1.0.5 gzip-1.3.12 gawk-3.1.6 grep-2.5.3 proplib-0.1
- linux-headers-2.6.27.3"
+ tar-1.20 bzip2-1.0.5 gzip-1.3.12 gawk-3.1.6 grep-2.5.3 findutils-4.4.0
+ proplib-0.1 linux-headers-2.6.27.3"