diff --git a/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/Makefile b/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/Makefile
index ec72c7e56..2b2151993 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ PLUGIN_NAME=		zabbix-proxy
 PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.5
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Zabbix monitoring proxy
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	m.muenz@gmail.com
-PLUGIN_VARIANTS=	zabbix5 zabbix4
+PLUGIN_VARIANTS=	zabbix5 zabbix54 zabbix4
 
 zabbix5_NAME=		zabbix5-proxy
 zabbix5_DEPENDS=	zabbix5-proxy
 
+zabbix54_NAME=		zabbix54-proxy
+zabbix54_DEPENDS=	zabbix54-proxy
+
 zabbix4_NAME=		zabbix4-proxy
 zabbix4_DEPENDS=	zabbix4-proxy
 
diff --git a/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/pkg-descr b/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/pkg-descr
index 3c969a50e..9a405114b 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/pkg-descr
+++ b/net-mgmt/zabbix-proxy/pkg-descr
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Plugin Changelog
 1.6
 
 * Fix upgrade path by using a new db file for each version (#1943)
+* Add plugin variant for Zabbix Proxy 5.4
 
 1.5