diff --git a/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.4.8.ebuild b/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.4.8.ebuild
index e160012a42a9..ea4af2024706 100644
--- a/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.4.8.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.4.8.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 LICENSE="GPL-3+"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~arm64-macos ~ppc-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris"
-IUSE="bzip2 doc ldap nls readline selinux +smartcard ssl test +tofu tpm tools usb user-socket wks-server"
+IUSE="+alternatives bzip2 doc ldap nls readline selinux +smartcard ssl test +tofu tpm tools usb user-socket wks-server"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="test? ( tofu )"
 
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 PDEPEND="
 	app-crypt/pinentry
+	alternatives? (
+		app-alternatives/gpg[-freepg(-)]
+	)
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
@@ -173,8 +176,15 @@ my_src_install() {
 
 	use tools && dobin tools/{gpgconf,gpgsplit,gpg-check-pattern} tools/make-dns-cert
 
-	dosym gpg /usr/bin/gpg2
-	dosym gpgv /usr/bin/gpgv2
+	if use alternatives; then
+		# rename for app-alternatives/gpg
+		mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/gpg{,-reference} || die
+		mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/gpgv{,-reference} || die
+	else
+		dosym gpg /usr/bin/gpg2
+		dosym gpgv /usr/bin/gpgv2
+	fi
+
 	echo ".so man1/gpg.1" > "${ED}"/usr/share/man/man1/gpg2.1 || die
 	echo ".so man1/gpgv.1" > "${ED}"/usr/share/man/man1/gpgv2.1 || die
 
diff --git a/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.5.13.ebuild b/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.5.13.ebuild
index afc4f09869fd..87cb1ff1d288 100644
--- a/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.5.13.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.5.13.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 LICENSE="GPL-3+"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~arm64-macos ~ppc-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris"
-IUSE="bzip2 doc ldap nls readline selinux +smartcard ssl test +tofu tpm tools usb user-socket wks-server"
+IUSE="+alternatives bzip2 doc ldap nls readline selinux +smartcard ssl test +tofu tpm tools usb user-socket wks-server"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="test? ( tofu )"
 
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 PDEPEND="
 	app-crypt/pinentry
+	alternatives? (
+		app-alternatives/gpg[-freepg(-)]
+	)
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
@@ -177,8 +180,15 @@ my_src_install() {
 
 	use tools && dobin tools/{gpgconf,gpgsplit,gpg-check-pattern} tools/make-dns-cert
 
-	dosym gpg /usr/bin/gpg2
-	dosym gpgv /usr/bin/gpgv2
+	if use alternatives; then
+		# rename for app-alternatives/gpg
+		mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/gpg{,-reference} || die
+		mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/gpgv{,-reference} || die
+	else
+		dosym gpg /usr/bin/gpg2
+		dosym gpgv /usr/bin/gpgv2
+	fi
+
 	echo ".so man1/gpg.1" > "${ED}"/usr/share/man/man1/gpg2.1 || die
 	echo ".so man1/gpgv.1" > "${ED}"/usr/share/man/man1/gpgv2.1 || die
 
diff --git a/app-crypt/gnupg/metadata.xml b/app-crypt/gnupg/metadata.xml
index 9cfaddc1cdbe..2400ccf13111 100644
--- a/app-crypt/gnupg/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-crypt/gnupg/metadata.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 		<name>Gentoo Base System</name>
 	</maintainer>
 	<use>
+		<flag name="alternatives">
+		Install renamed, for compatibility with <pkg>app-alternatives/gpg</pkg>.
+		</flag>
 		<flag name="smartcard">
 		Build scdaemon software. Enables usage of OpenPGP cards. For
 		other type of smartcards, try <pkg>app-crypt/gnupg-pkcs11-scd</pkg>.