diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile b/net-im/telegram-desktop/Makefile
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+PORTNAME=	telegram-desktop
+DISTVERSION=	4.6.5
+CATEGORIES=	net-im
+MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${GH_ACCOUNT}/${GH_PROJECT}/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/
+DISTNAME=	tdesktop-${DISTVERSION}-full
+DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
+
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Telegram Desktop messaging app
+WWW=		https://desktop.telegram.org/
+
+LICENSE=	GPLv3
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
+
+BROKEN_i386=	does not build, webrtc related
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS=		powerpc powerpc64 powerpcspe
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	Only little endian is supported
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	alsa-lib>0:audio/alsa-lib \
+		microsoft-gsl>0:devel/microsoft-gsl \
+		pulseaudio>0:audio/pulseaudio \
+		range-v3>0:devel/range-v3 \
+		tl-expected>0:devel/tl-expected \
+		v4l_compat>0:multimedia/v4l_compat \
+		yasm:devel/yasm \
+		${LOCALBASE}/lib/libtg_owt.a:net-im/tg_owt
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libabsl_base.so:devel/abseil \
+		libavformat.so:multimedia/ffmpeg \
+		libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus \
+		libdispatch.so:devel/libdispatch \
+		libhunspell-1.7.so:textproc/hunspell \
+		liblz4.so:archivers/liblz4 \
+		libopenh264.so:multimedia/openh264 \
+		libopus.so:audio/opus \
+		libpipewire-0.3.so:multimedia/pipewire \
+		libprotobuf.so:devel/protobuf \
+		libqrcodegencpp.so:graphics/qr-code-generator \
+		librnnoise.so:audio/rnnoise \
+		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
+		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon \
+		libxxhash.so:devel/xxhash \
+		libvpx.so:multimedia/libvpx
+
+FLAVORS=	qt5 qt6
+FLAVOR?=	${FLAVORS:[1]}
+qt5_PKGNAMESUFFIX=
+qt6_PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-qt6
+qt5_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PORTNAME}-qt6
+qt6_CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PORTNAME}
+
+USES=		cmake desktop-file-utils gl gnome jpeg localbase \
+		minizip openal pkgconfig python:3.7+,build ssl xorg
+
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
+USE_GITHUB=	nodefault
+GH_ACCOUNT=	telegramdesktop
+GH_PROJECT=	tdesktop
+
+.if ${FLAVOR} == qt5
+USES+=		kde:5 qt:5
+USE_QT=		buildtools:build core dbus gui imageformats network qmake:build \
+		svg wayland widgets
+USE_KDE=	coreaddons kimageformats
+.else
+USES+=		qt:6
+USE_QT=		5compat base imageformats lottie shadertools svg tools:build wayland
+.endif
+
+USE_GL=		gl
+USE_GNOME=	glib20 glibmm26
+USE_XORG=	x11 xcb xcomposite xdamage xext xfixes xrandr xrender xtst
+
+CMAKE_ARGS=	-DTDESKTOP_API_ID=${TELEGRAM_API_ID} -DTDESKTOP_API_HASH=${TELEGRAM_API_HASH}
+CMAKE_ON=	DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_CRASH_REPORTS \
+		DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_WAYLAND_INTEGRATION
+CMAKE_OFF=	DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_FONTS
+
+# Since cmake 3.25.0, BSDs are no longer recognised as Linux (in this port).
+CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DLINUX=true
+
+# libdispatch components
+LDFLAGS+=	-lBlocksRuntime
+
+# Telegram uses OpenAL for its audio, but libtgvoip (for voice calls) can use PulseAudio or ALSA.
+# It dynamically loads PulseAudio, and if this fails, it loads ALSA.
+# If both of them are not installed, then voice calls do not work, but other functionalities still work.
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ALSA
+OPTIONS_MULTI=		AUDIO
+OPTIONS_MULTI_AUDIO=	ALSA PULSEAUDIO
+
+AUDIO_DESC=	Audio backend for voice calls
+
+ALSA_LIB_DEPENDS=	libasound.so:audio/alsa-lib
+PULSEAUDIO_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpulse.so:audio/pulseaudio
+
+# Telegram asks each custom build to have its own API ID and hash.
+TELEGRAM_API_HASH=	20a3432aab43f24bb4460fceac5ba38d
+TELEGRAM_API_ID=	601761
+
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OSVERSION} > 1400000
+USES+=	llvm:build
+CC=	${_LLVM_MK_PREFIX}/bin/clang
+CPP=	${_LLVM_MK_PREFIX}/bin/clang-cpp
+CXX=	${_LLVM_MK_PREFIX}/bin/clang++
+#LD?=	${_LLVM_MK_PREFIX}/bin/ld
+.else
+USES+=	compiler:c++17-lang
+.endif
+
+post-patch:
+	# XXX fix the following on every source file
+	# warning: unknown warning option '-Wno-maybe-uninitialized'
+	# warning: argument unused during compilation: '-fstack-clash-protection'
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e /-Wno-maybe-uninitialized/d -e /-fstack-clash-protection/d \
+	    ${WRKSRC}/cmake/options_linux.cmake
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/distinfo b/net-im/telegram-desktop/distinfo
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+++ b/net-im/telegram-desktop/distinfo
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+TIMESTAMP = 1677352285
+SHA256 (tdesktop-4.6.5-full.tar.gz) = 3448d879afdc7c5c06d2b0f9cabe339b08093cb25f380a3e398d32daa96a9c36
+SIZE (tdesktop-4.6.5-full.tar.gz) = 63793549
diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-descr b/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-descr
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+++ b/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-descr
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+Telegram Desktop is a messaging app. It is the fast and functional open source
+desktop app connected to the closed source Telegram server.
+
+Features:
+* accounts tied to telephone numbers
+* cloud-based messaging
+* bots for third party developers
+* channels
+* secret chats featuring with client-to-client encryption
+* stickers
+* voice calls
diff --git a/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-plist b/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..106d667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/telegram-desktop/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+bin/telegram-desktop
+share/applications/org.telegram.desktop.desktop
+share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/telegram.png
+share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/telegram.png
+share/metainfo/org.telegram.desktop.metainfo.xml