diff --git a/textproc/Makefile b/textproc/Makefile
index fa2928abf4c9..75a285226819 100644
--- a/textproc/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     SUBDIR += R-cran-highr
     SUBDIR += R-cran-htmltools
     SUBDIR += R-cran-markdown
+    SUBDIR += R-cran-openxlsx
     SUBDIR += R-cran-pystr
     SUBDIR += R-cran-readr
     SUBDIR += R-cran-rmarkdown
diff --git a/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/Makefile b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7367a67a6fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PORTNAME=	openxlsx
+DISTVERSION=	4.1.0
+CATEGORIES=	textproc
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
+
+MAINTAINER=	dbn@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Read, Write and Edit XLSX Files
+
+LICENSE=	MIT
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	R-cran-knitr>0:print/R-cran-knitr
+RUN_DEPENDS=	R-cran-zip>0:archivers/R-cran-zip \
+		R-cran-Rcpp>0:devel/R-cran-Rcpp
+TEST_DEPENDS=	R-cran-knitr>0:print/R-cran-knitr
+
+USES=		cran:auto-plist,compiles
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/distinfo b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e5b67f82b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TIMESTAMP = 1537771429
+SHA256 (openxlsx_4.1.0.tar.gz) = ab7b127353061a0e1cd621783366ffdd7c858c6df31cbbdd39aaa353af10ffd8
+SIZE (openxlsx_4.1.0.tar.gz) = 1474393
diff --git a/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/pkg-descr b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..984d81936ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/R-cran-openxlsx/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Simplifies the creation of Excel .xlsx files by providing a high level
+interface to writing, styling and editing worksheets. Through the use of
+'Rcpp', read/write times are comparable to the 'xlsx' and 'XLConnect' packages
+with the added benefit of removing the dependency on Java.
+
+WWW: https://github.com/awalker89/openxlsx