diff --git a/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/patches/fix-cmake-flags-override.patch b/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/patches/fix-cmake-flags-override.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..023f2b2c00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/patches/fix-cmake-flags-override.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ SET (TL_PROJECT_VERS 2.0.3)
+ 
+ PROJECT (${TL_PROJECT_NAME} CXX C)
+ 
+-SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
+-
+ IF (USE_XCB)
+     # Use libxcb
+     FIND_PACKAGE (PkgConfig REQUIRED)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/template b/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9bfded2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/thingylaunch/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'thingylaunch'
+pkgname=thingylaunch
+version=2.0.3
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DUSE_XCB=ON"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel"
+short_desc="X11 application launcher with tab-completion, history, and bookmarks"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://gahr.ch/thingylaunch/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/gahr/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=4d9cc6b826bddb3d02836f721316bfc24c2b31f75c9c2d5077ae162eb3d60b60
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYRIGHT
+}