diff --git a/templates/gawk.tmpl b/templates/gawk.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..daad5a1925a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/gawk.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Template file for 'gawk'
+pkgname=gawk
+version=3.1.6
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="The GNU awk utility"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=06dd872da7145088ae08475f7b11e5b9e810b8ead7d78d039003e671bb76ec65
+long_desc="
+ The GNU AWK utility, a pattern scanning and processing tool."
+ 
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"
diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
index 5616f80fb43..6b51adb20d8 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-chroot.tmpl
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ long_desc="
  inside of a chroot and continue installing them."
 
 build_depends="glibc-2.8 bash-3.2 coreutils-6.12 sed-4.1.5 make-3.81
- tar-1.20 bzip2-1.0.5 gzip-1.3.12 proplib-0.1 linux-headers-2.6.27.3"
+ tar-1.20 bzip2-1.0.5 gzip-1.3.12 gawk-3.1.6 proplib-0.1 linux-headers-2.6.27.3"