diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/core.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/core.ts
index ec87be77b23..354c832dbfe 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/core.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface TargetConfiguration {
 export class Platform {
   static MAC = new Platform("mac", "mac", "darwin")
   static LINUX = new Platform("linux", "linux", "linux")
+  static FREEBSD = new Platform("freebsd", "freebsd", "freebsd")
   static WINDOWS = new Platform("windows", "win", "win32")
 
   constructor(
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ export class Platform {
       case Platform.LINUX.nodeName:
         return Platform.LINUX
 
+      case Platform.FREEBSD.nodeName:
+          return Platform.FREEBSD
+
       default:
         throw new Error(`Unknown platform: ${name}`)
     }
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts
index d77cb37eca0..bf11526d2e7 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packager.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ export class Packager {
     if (options.linux != null) {
       processTargets(Platform.LINUX, options.linux)
     }
+    if (options.freebsd != null) {
+      processTargets(Platform.FREEBSD, options.freebsd)
+    }
     if (options.win != null) {
       processTargets(Platform.WINDOWS, options.win)
     }
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packagerApi.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packagerApi.ts
index 28a490c146a..97af90cef59 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packagerApi.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/packagerApi.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface PackagerOptions {
 
   mac?: Array<string>
   linux?: Array<string>
+  freebsd?: Array<string>
   win?: Array<string>
 
   projectDir?: string | null
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/src/builder.ts b/packages/electron-builder/src/builder.ts
index 702501ebd41..80a1b93fb4c 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/src/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/src/builder.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export function normalizeOptions(args: CliOptions): BuildOptions {
     processTargets(Platform.LINUX, args.linux)
   }
 
+  if (args.freebsd != null) {
+    processTargets(Platform.FREEBSD, args.freebsd)
+  }
+
   if (args.win != null) {
     processTargets(Platform.WINDOWS, args.win)
   }
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ export function normalizeOptions(args: CliOptions): BuildOptions {
   delete result.dir
   delete result.mac
   delete result.linux
+  delete result.freebsd
   delete result.win
 
   const r = result
@@ -231,6 +236,12 @@ export function configureBuildCommand(yargs: yargs.Argv): yargs.Argv {
       description: `Build for Linux, accepts target list (see ${chalk.underline("https://goo.gl/4vwQad")})`,
       type: "array",
     })
+    .option("freebsd", {
+      group: buildGroup,
+      alias: "l",
+      description: `Build for FreeBSD, accepts target list (see ${chalk.underline("https://goo.gl/4vwQad")})`,
+      type: "array",
+    })
     .option("win", {
       group: buildGroup,
       alias: ["w", "windows"],
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/src/cli/install-app-deps.ts b/packages/electron-builder/src/cli/install-app-deps.ts
index 89deb1e89c7..2a0c317bbb8 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/src/cli/install-app-deps.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/src/cli/install-app-deps.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function configureInstallAppDepsCommand(yargs: yargs.Argv): yargs.Argv {
       "camel-case-expansion": false,
     })
     .option("platform", {
-      choices: ["linux", "darwin", "win32"],
+      choices: ["linux", "darwin", "win32", "freebsd"],
       default: process.platform,
       description: "The target platform",
     })