diff --git a/contrib/dunst/files/dunst.user b/contrib/dunst/files/dunst.user
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ef2c6e366a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dunst/files/dunst.user
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# dunst user service
+
+type               = process
+command            = /usr/bin/dunst
+depends-on         = dbus
+log-type           = buffer
+restart            = true
diff --git a/contrib/dunst/patches/install-target.patch b/contrib/dunst/patches/install-target.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c02821c491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dunst/patches/install-target.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 1b1b284..4408d1f 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -207,21 +207,27 @@ clean-wayland-protocols:
+ install: install-dunst install-dunstctl install-dunstrc install-service
+ 
+ install-dunst: dunst doc
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+ 	install -Dm755 dunst ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunst
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5
+ 	install -Dm644 docs/dunst.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunst.1
+ 	install -Dm644 docs/dunst.5 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5/dunst.5
+ 	install -Dm644 docs/dunstctl.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dunstctl.1
+ 
+ install-dunstctl: dunstctl
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+ 	install -Dm755 dunstctl ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstctl
+ 
+ ifeq (1,${SYSCONF_FORCE_NEW})
+ install-dunstrc:
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFDIR}/dunst
+ 	install -Dm644 dunstrc ${DESTDIR}${SYSCONFFILE}
+ endif
+ 
+ install-service: install-service-dbus
+ install-service-dbus: service-dbus
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_DBUS}
+ 	install -Dm644 org.knopwob.dunst.service ${DESTDIR}${SERVICEDIR_DBUS}/org.knopwob.dunst.service
+ ifneq (0,${SYSTEMD})
+ install-service: install-service-systemd
+@@ -232,22 +238,27 @@ endif
+ ifneq (0,${DUNSTIFY})
+ install: install-dunstify
+ install-dunstify: dunstify
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+ 	install -Dm755 dunstify ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dunstify
+ endif
+ 
+ ifneq (0,${COMPLETIONS})
+ install: install-completions
+ install-completions:
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/dunst.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.bashcomp ${DESTDIR}${BASHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/_dunst.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunst
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/_dunstctl.zshcomp ${DESTDIR}${ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR}/_dunstctl
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/dunst.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunst
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/dunstctl.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstctl
+ 
+ ifneq (0,${DUNSTIFY})
+ install: install-completions-dunstify
+ install-completions-dunstify:
++	install -d ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}
+ 	install -Dm644 completions/dunstify.fishcomp ${DESTDIR}${FISHCOMPLETIONDIR}/dunstify
+ endif
+ endif
diff --git a/contrib/dunst/template.py b/contrib/dunst/template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0899f924a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/dunst/template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+pkgname = "dunst"
+pkgver = "1.11.0"
+pkgrel = 0
+build_style = "makefile"
+make_cmd = "gmake"
+make_check_target = "test"
+make_use_env = True
+hostmakedepends = ["gmake", "perl", "pkgconf", "wayland-progs"]
+makedepends = [
+    "cairo-devel",
+    "dbus-devel",
+    "glib-devel",
+    "libnotify-devel",
+    "linux-headers",
+    "libxinerama-devel",
+    "libxrandr-devel",
+    "libxscrnsaver-devel",
+    "pango-devel",
+    "wayland-devel",
+    "wayland-protocols",
+]
+checkdepends = ["bash", "dbus"]
+pkgdesc = "Notification daemon"
+maintainer = "ttyyls <contact@behri.org>"
+license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+url = "https://dunst-project.org"
+source = (
+    f"https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/archive/refs/tags/v{pkgver}.tar.gz"
+)
+sha256 = "31c0eb749ca83dab7f5af33beb951c9f9a8451263fcee6cbcf8ba3dedbf2e1f1"
+env = {"SYSCONFDIR": "/etc"}
+hardening = ["vis", "cfi"]
+
+
+def post_install(self):
+    self.install_license("LICENSE")
+    self.install_service(self.files_path / "dunst.user")