diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37e769a3..4d0152dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ In the [actions](https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare/actions) tab you can find pack
 
 Execute `pip install Rare` for all users, or `pip install Rare --user` for the current user only.
 
-Linux and Mac: execute `rare` in your terminal.
+Linux, Mac and FreeBSD: execute `rare` in your terminal.
 
 Windows: execute `pythonw -m rare` in cmd
 
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ On Mac:
    If you want to be able to use the automatic login, run `pip install -r optional_requirements.txt`
    If you are on Arch you can
    run `sudo pacman --needed -S python-wheel python-setuptools python-pyqt5 python-qtawesome python-requests python-psutil`
+   If you are on FreeBSD you have to install py39-qt5 from the packages: `sudo pkg install py39-qt5`
 4. Run `python3 -m rare`
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/rare/utils/paths.py b/rare/utils/paths.py
index dbbd7bf1..9ba54959 100644
--- a/rare/utils/paths.py
+++ b/rare/utils/paths.py
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ __link_suffix = {
         "link": "lnk",
         "icon": "ico",
     },
+    "FreeBSD": {
+        "link": "desktop",
+        "icon": "png",
+    },
     "Linux": {
         "link": "desktop",
         "icon": "png",
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ def get_rare_executable() -> List[str]:
     # lk: detect if nuitka
     if "__compiled__" in globals():
         executable = [sys.executable]
-    elif platform.system() == "Linux" or platform.system() == "Darwin":
+    elif platform.system() == "Linux" or platform.system() == "Darwin" or platform.system() == "FreeBSD":
         if p := os.environ.get("APPIMAGE"):
             executable = [p]
         else:
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ def create_desktop_link(app_name: str, app_title: str = "", link_name: str = "",
     else:
         logger.info(f"Creating shortcut for {app_title} at {shortcut_path}")
 
-    if platform.system() == "Linux":
+    if platform.system() == "Linux" or platform.system() == "FreeBSD":
         executable = get_rare_executable()
         executable = shlex.join(executable)
         if not for_rare: