diff --git a/multimedia/Makefile b/multimedia/Makefile
index 2486de43aa9d..c29f1a73eb69 100644
--- a/multimedia/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/Makefile
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     SUBDIR += ksubeditor
     SUBDIR += ldvd
     SUBDIR += libaacs
+    SUBDIR += libass
     SUBDIR += libbluray
     SUBDIR += libdc1394
     SUBDIR += libdca
diff --git a/multimedia/libass/Makefile b/multimedia/libass/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5efcd526f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/libass/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:	libass
+# Date created:		2011-03-23
+# Whom:			Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	libass
+PORTVERSION=	0.9.11
+CATEGORIES=	multimedia devel
+MASTER_SITES=	GOOGLE_CODE
+
+MAINTAINER=	bapt@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Portable ASS/SSA subtitle renderer
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv2
+
+LIB_DEPENDS=	freetype.9:${PORTSDIR}/print/freetype2 \
+		enca.5:${PORTSDIR}/converters/enca \
+		fontconfig.1:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/fontconfig \
+		expat.6:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2
+
+USE_GNOME=	pkgconfig gnomehack
+USE_BZIP2=	yes
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/libass/distinfo b/multimedia/libass/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f73e8409e113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/libass/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SHA256 (libass-0.9.11.tar.bz2) = ffd0a7ccf635c4795edb8f61015b47ff84ec9c5babf502dd2cc8223d4489745c
+SIZE (libass-0.9.11.tar.bz2) = 297004
diff --git a/multimedia/libass/pkg-descr b/multimedia/libass/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..114fdd4becde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/libass/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+libass is a portable subtitle renderer for the ASS/SSA (Advanced Substation
+Alpha/Substation Alpha) subtitle format. It is mostly compatible with VSFilter.
+
+WWW:	http://code.google.com/p/libass/
diff --git a/multimedia/libass/pkg-plist b/multimedia/libass/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15e6a371a123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/multimedia/libass/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+libdata/pkgconfig/libass.pc
+include/ass/ass_types.h
+include/ass/ass.h
+lib/libass.a
+lib/libass.la
+lib/libass.so.5
+lib/libass.so
+@dirrmtry include/ass