diff --git a/srcpkgs/typespeed/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/typespeed/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f66549e456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/typespeed/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+case "${ACTION}" in
+post)
+	chgrp users var/games/typespeed.score
+	chmod 0664 var/games/typespeed.score
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/typespeed/patches/time.patch b/srcpkgs/typespeed/patches/time.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d5d36ee921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/typespeed/patches/time.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/typespeed.h.orig	2016-12-13 18:24:16.347222016 +0100
++++ src/typespeed.h	2016-12-13 19:40:56.049362425 +0100
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdint.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <time.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef WIN32
+ 	#include <dirent.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/typespeed/template b/srcpkgs/typespeed/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d77fba4facf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/typespeed/template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'typespeed'
+pkgname="typespeed"
+version="0.6.5"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="gettext-devel ncurses-devel"
+conf_files="/etc/typespeedrc"
+short_desc="Test your typing speed"
+maintainer="David <kalichakra@zoho.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://typespeed.sourceforge.net"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="5c860385ceed8a60f13217cc0192c4c2b4705c3e80f9866f7d72ff306eb72961"
+
+post_configure() {
+	for dir in src testsuite; do
+		sed -i 's/CC = gcc//' $dir/Makefile
+	done
+}