diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/Manifest b/sys-apps/openrc/Manifest
index b9ada075ebee3..42c7dce47256e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/Manifest
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 DIST openrc-0.42.1.tar.gz 242848 BLAKE2B 381f52552c13afbbcf45456fe71078bacf9182adfd67c97394093986977f5e8262d8a3c64219501745575a5210f525afe9fccee72f7625485a9f575108baa369 SHA512 579b9bfbb151b945a364a2c12b037d2e15991820ca99a07ac18e9bdc50074e67fbf0dcf9865aa4deabe2bf82092e4623be51c9e0b4014384951e0a92ac1e7646
 DIST openrc-0.43.3.tar.gz 240431 BLAKE2B 4e7326e2cb87fbb9101b616f0ad5a955f38f387e9d940a0ae1d00a8b48e7733411b3f0a4bb70bfc6a63cb4769354d7836cb4accd695b73f601d9b6bab8b8a8ea SHA512 a6b0a3b7eba7624ed00cb33253cec71059b9af194f3828eb7417f9faba551ecdff7c1e1b5132772969a9c868ff60a92378b28e56e54edfe8e0f4e143aa43b8c5
 DIST openrc-0.43.4.tar.gz 241876 BLAKE2B c50cefb079a63c9a682f37244f84ea96e8428d6ddbfd5af7f6e03b5abf206158426d2b7af2b0e9354cf50178f59b6179a8698826b3b9af9086904c17f88bee56 SHA512 705ecb458ffbfcf143d53c17e7f01e0e2cd5450d43b7b0ddf1460f9ef684114d4bcd6ba50ef1510920db89c1cdbf13f954b744ef16a0e881650377ff7a254b55
+DIST openrc-0.43.5.tar.gz 242146 BLAKE2B 993d3895588e8f1383049006834f944faaae0f889d3afcae5bff697db9f26383712f18aba52ce07d835f1d2bbe8ef19ef116ad60141d1eb0650767430d1d9967 SHA512 680c1549a8a37eb3a719f3e026888d045d26c98357d6e6eaf09069a23a001272deaca8cac4a9b8fd79f489c4cfb4fe2c7b5d481d1469798a8f5ec470d0cadbe3
diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.43.5.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.43.5.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1b2b297f30234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.43.5.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=7
+
+inherit flag-o-matic pam toolchain-funcs
+
+DESCRIPTION="OpenRC manages the services, startup and shutdown of a host"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/openrc/openrc/"
+
+if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]]; then
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/OpenRC/${PN}.git"
+	inherit git-r3
+else
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/${PN}/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ia64 ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+fi
+
+LICENSE="BSD-2"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="audit bash debug ncurses pam newnet prefix +netifrc selinux sysv-utils unicode"
+
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	ncurses? ( sys-libs/ncurses:0= )
+	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
+	audit? ( sys-process/audit )
+	sys-process/psmisc
+	!<sys-process/procps-3.3.9-r2
+	selinux? (
+		sys-apps/policycoreutils
+		>=sys-libs/libselinux-2.6
+	)
+	!<sys-apps/baselayout-2.1-r1
+	!<sys-fs/udev-init-scripts-27"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	virtual/os-headers
+	ncurses? ( virtual/pkgconfig )"
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	bash? ( app-shells/bash )
+	!prefix? (
+		sysv-utils? (
+			!sys-apps/systemd[sysv-utils(-)]
+			!sys-apps/sysvinit
+		)
+		!sysv-utils? ( >=sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86-r6[selinux?] )
+		virtual/tmpfiles
+	)
+	selinux? (
+		>=sec-policy/selinux-base-policy-2.20170204-r4
+		>=sec-policy/selinux-openrc-2.20170204-r4
+	)
+	!<app-shells/gentoo-bashcomp-20180302
+	!<app-shells/gentoo-zsh-completions-20180228
+"
+
+PDEPEND="netifrc? ( net-misc/netifrc )"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] ; then
+		local ver="git-${EGIT_VERSION:0:6}"
+		sed -i "/^GITVER[[:space:]]*=/s:=.*:=${ver}:" mk/gitver.mk || die
+	fi
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	MAKE_ARGS="${MAKE_ARGS}
+		LIBNAME=$(get_libdir)
+		LIBDIR=${EPREFIX}/$(get_libdir)
+		LIBEXECDIR=${EPREFIX}/lib/rc
+		MKBASHCOMP=yes
+		MKNET=$(usex newnet)
+		MKSELINUX=$(usex selinux)
+		MKSYSVINIT=$(usex sysv-utils)
+		MKAUDIT=$(usex audit)
+		MKPAM=$(usev pam)
+		MKSTATICLIBS=no
+		MKZSHCOMP=yes
+		OS=Linux
+		SH=$(usex bash /bin/bash /bin/sh)"
+
+	use prefix && MAKE_ARGS="${MAKE_ARGS} MKPREFIX=yes PREFIX=${EPREFIX}"
+export BRANDING="Gentoo Linux"
+	export DEBUG=$(usev debug)
+	export MKTERMCAP=$(usev ncurses)
+
+	tc-export CC AR RANLIB
+	emake ${MAKE_ARGS}
+}
+
+# set_config <file> <option name> <yes value> <no value> test
+# a value of "#" will just comment out the option
+set_config() {
+	local file="${ED}/$1" var=$2 val com
+	eval "${@:5}" && val=$3 || val=$4
+	[[ ${val} == "#" ]] && com="#" && val='\2'
+	sed -i -r -e "/^#?${var}=/{s:=([\"'])?([^ ]*)\1?:=\1${val}\1:;s:^#?:${com}:}" "${file}"
+}
+
+set_config_yes_no() {
+	set_config "$1" "$2" YES NO "${@:3}"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	emake ${MAKE_ARGS} DESTDIR="${D}" install
+
+	keepdir /lib/rc/tmp
+
+	# Setup unicode defaults for silly unicode users
+	set_config_yes_no /etc/rc.conf unicode use unicode
+
+	# Cater to the norm
+	set_config_yes_no /etc/conf.d/keymaps windowkeys '(' use x86 '||' use amd64 ')'
+
+	# On HPPA, do not run consolefont by default (bug #222889)
+	if use hppa; then
+		rm -f "${ED}"/etc/runlevels/boot/consolefont
+	fi
+
+	# Support for logfile rotation
+	insinto /etc/logrotate.d
+	newins "${FILESDIR}"/openrc.logrotate openrc
+
+	if use pam; then
+		# install gentoo pam.d files
+		newpamd "${FILESDIR}"/start-stop-daemon.pam start-stop-daemon
+		newpamd "${FILESDIR}"/start-stop-daemon.pam supervise-daemon
+	fi
+
+	# install documentation
+	dodoc ChangeLog *.md
+	if use newnet; then
+		dodoc README.newnet
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	# avoid default thrashing in conf.d files when possible #295406
+	if [[ -e "${EROOT}"/etc/conf.d/hostname ]] ; then
+		(
+		unset hostname HOSTNAME
+		source "${EROOT}"/etc/conf.d/hostname
+		: ${hostname:=${HOSTNAME}}
+		[[ -n ${hostname} ]] && set_config /etc/conf.d/hostname hostname "${hostname}"
+		)
+	fi
+
+	# set default interactive shell to sulogin if it exists
+	set_config /etc/rc.conf rc_shell /sbin/sulogin "#" test -e /sbin/sulogin
+	return 0
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if use hppa; then
+		elog "Setting the console font does not work on all HPPA consoles."
+		elog "You can still enable it by running:"
+		elog "# rc-update add consolefont boot"
+	fi
+
+	# Added for 0.35.
+	if [[ ! -h "${EROOT}"/lib ]]; then
+		if [[ -d "${EROOT}/$(get_libdir)"/rc ]]; then
+			cp -RPp "${EROOT}/$(get_libdir)/rc" "${EROOT}"/lib
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if ! use newnet && ! use netifrc; then
+		ewarn "You have emerged OpenRc without network support. This"
+		ewarn "means you need to SET UP a network manager such as"
+		ewarn "	net-misc/netifrc, net-misc/dhcpcd, net-misc/connman,"
+		ewarn " net-misc/NetworkManager, or net-vpn/badvpn."
+		ewarn "Or, you have the option of emerging openrc with the newnet"
+		ewarn "use flag and configuring /etc/conf.d/network and"
+		ewarn "/etc/conf.d/staticroute if you only use static interfaces."
+		ewarn
+	fi
+
+	if use newnet && [ ! -e "${EROOT}"/etc/runlevels/boot/network ]; then
+		ewarn "Please add the network service to your boot runlevel"
+		ewarn "as soon as possible. Not doing so could leave you with a system"
+		ewarn "without networking."
+		ewarn
+	fi
+}