diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
index 1d96ee1a..35962d31 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ if [ -z "${certbot_fullpath}" ]; then
 	os_version="$(cat "${__global}/explorer/os_version")"
 
 	case "$os" in
+        archlinux)
+            __package certbot
+            ;;
 		debian)
 			case "$os_version" in
 				8*)
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index db67e173..f1b37065 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Changelog
 
 next:
 	* New types: __xymon_server, __xymon_apache, __xymon_config, __xymon_client (Thomas Eckert)
+	* Type __letsencrypt_cert: Add Arch Linux support (Nico Schottelius)
 
 6.0.1: 2019-10-08
 	* Type __group: Support OSes without getent (Dennis Camera)