diff --git a/sysutils/vmware/Makefile b/sysutils/vmware/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f7d299f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/vmware/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+PLUGIN_NAME=		vmware
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.0
+PLUGIN_DESC=		VMware tools wrapper
+PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		open-vm-tools-nox11
+PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	franco@opnsense.org
+
+.include "../Mk/plugins.mk"
diff --git a/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+MANIFEST b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+MANIFEST
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dac48610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+MANIFEST
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: os-vmware
+version: 1.0
+origin: opnsense/os-vmware
+comment: VMware tools wrapper
+desc: do we really need this file, Ad?
+maintainer: franco@opnsense.org
+www: https://opnsense.org
+prefix: /
diff --git a/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+TARGETS b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+TARGETS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..570d9b1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/+TARGETS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rc.conf.d:/etc/rc.conf.d/vmware
diff --git a/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/rc.conf.d b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/rc.conf.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1feca9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/vmware/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/VMware/rc.conf.d
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vmware_guest_vmblock_enable="YES"
+vmware_guest_vmhgfs_enable="YES"
+vmware_guest_vmmemctl_enable="YES"
+vmware_guest_vmxnet_enable="YES"
+vmware_guestd_enable="YES"