diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b57c824..a637e5bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Requirements
 - RHEL/CentOS/Scientific
 - Fedora
 - ArchLinux
+- FreeBSD
 
 
 Recipes
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index f233ab30..44ebba18 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
                                        %w{openssh-clients openssh}
                                      when "arch","suse"
                                        %w{openssh}
+                                     when "freebsd"
+                                       %w{}
                                      else
                                        %w{openssh-client openssh-server}
                                      end
 
 default['openssh']['service_name'] = case node['platform_family']
-                                     when "rhel", "fedora","suse"
+                                     when "rhel", "fedora", "suse", "freebsd"
                                        "sshd"
                                      else
                                        "ssh"
@@ -44,6 +46,13 @@
                                        "0644"
                                      end
 
+default['openssh']['rootgroup']    = case node['platform_family']
+                                     when "freebsd"
+                                       "wheel"
+                                     else
+                                       "root"
+                                     end
+
 # ssh config group
 default['openssh']['client']['host'] = "*"
 # default['openssh']['client']['forward_agent'] = "no"
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 26a7b4eb..4da09668 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 recipe "openssh", "Installs openssh"
 recipe "openssh::iptables", "Set up iptables to allow SSH inbound"
 
-%w{ redhat centos fedora ubuntu debian arch scientific suse }.each do |os|
+%w{ redhat centos fedora ubuntu debian arch scientific suse freebsd }.each do |os|
   supports os
 end
 
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index c9113c58..90d0875d 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def listen_addr_for interface, type
   source "ssh_config.erb"
   mode '0644'
   owner 'root'
-  group 'root'
+  group node['openssh']['rootgroup']
   variables(:settings => node['openssh']['client'])
 end
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def listen_addr_for interface, type
   source "sshd_config.erb"
   mode  node['openssh']['config_mode']
   owner 'root'
-  group 'root'
+  group node['openssh']['rootgroup']
   variables(:settings => node['openssh']['server'])
   notifies :restart, "service[ssh]"
 end