diff --git a/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/explorer/pkg_version b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/explorer/pkg_version
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4f612423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/explorer/pkg_version
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Retrieve the status of a package - parsed dpkg output
+#
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+pacman -Q "$name" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }'
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..536b7708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Manage packages with Pacman (mostly archlinux)
+#
+
+# Debug
+# exec >&2
+# set -x
+
+pacopts="--noconfirm --noprogressbar"
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$__object/parameter/name"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+pkg_version="$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkg_version")"
+
+case "$state" in
+   installed)
+
+      # Empty? Not installed.
+      if [ -z "$pkg_version" ]; then
+         echo pacman "$pacopts" -S \"$name\"
+      fi
+   ;;
+   uninstalled)
+      if [ "$pkg_version" ]; then
+         echo pacman "$pacopts" -R \"$name\"
+      fi
+   ;;
+esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/man.text b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/man.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35a7e44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/man.text
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+cdist-type__package_pacman(7)
+=============================
+Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__package_pacman - Manage packages with pacman
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Pacman is usually used on the Archlinux distribution to manage
+packages.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+state::
+   Either "installed" or "deinstalled".
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+name::
+   If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Ensure zsh in installed
+__package_pacman zsh --state installed
+
+# If you don't want to follow pythonX packages, but always use python
+__package_pacman python --state installed --name python2
+
+# Remove obsolete package
+__package_pacman puppet --state deinstalled
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- cdist-type__package(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f121bdbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/required b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff72b5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_openbsd_pkg/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+state