diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0fcee4b5f..b5d18cf725 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     "machine:linux:alpine": "./scripts/machine.mjs ssh --cloud=aws --arch=x64 --instance-type c7i.2xlarge --os=linux --distro=alpine --release=3.22",
     "machine:linux:amazonlinux": "./scripts/machine.mjs ssh --cloud=aws --arch=x64 --instance-type c7i.2xlarge --os=linux --distro=amazonlinux --release=2023",
     "machine:windows:2019": "./scripts/machine.mjs ssh --cloud=aws --arch=x64 --instance-type c7i.2xlarge --os=windows --release=2019",
+    "machine:freebsd": "./scripts/machine.mjs ssh --cloud=aws --arch=x64 --instance-type c7i.large --os=freebsd --release=14.3",
     "sync-webkit-source": "bun ./scripts/sync-webkit-source.ts"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/machine.mjs b/scripts/machine.mjs
index 5ea5cdae66..5c7998aa80 100755
--- a/scripts/machine.mjs
+++ b/scripts/machine.mjs
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ const aws = {
         owner = "amazon";
         name = `Windows_Server-${release || "*"}-English-Full-Base-*`;
       }
+    } else if (os === "freebsd") {
+      owner = "782442783595"; // upstream member of FreeBSD team, likely Colin Percival
+      name = `FreeBSD ${release}-STABLE-${{ "aarch64": "arm64", "x64": "amd64" }[arch] ?? "amd64"}-* UEFI-PREFERRED cloud-init UFS`;
     }
 
     if (!name) {
@@ -400,6 +403,7 @@ const aws = {
       "owner-alias": owner,
       "name": name,
     });
+    // console.table(baseImages.map(v => v.Name));
 
     if (!baseImages.length) {
       throw new Error(`No base image found: ${inspect(options)}`);
@@ -425,6 +429,8 @@ const aws = {
     }
 
     const { ImageId, Name, RootDeviceName, BlockDeviceMappings } = image;
+    // console.table({ os, arch, instanceType, Name, ImageId });
+
     const blockDeviceMappings = BlockDeviceMappings.map(device => {
       const { DeviceName } = device;
       if (DeviceName === RootDeviceName) {
@@ -620,6 +626,7 @@ const aws = {
  * @property {SshKey[]} [sshKeys]
  * @property {string} [username]
  * @property {string} [password]
+ * @property {Os} [os]
  */
 
 /**
@@ -648,6 +655,7 @@ function getCloudInit(cloudInit) {
   const authorizedKeys = cloudInit["sshKeys"]?.map(({ publicKey }) => publicKey) || [];
 
   let sftpPath = "/usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server";
+  let shell = "/bin/bash";
   switch (cloudInit["distro"]) {
     case "alpine":
       sftpPath = "/usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server";
@@ -658,6 +666,18 @@ function getCloudInit(cloudInit) {
       sftpPath = "/usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server";
       break;
   }
+  switch (cloudInit["os"]) {
+    case "linux":
+    case "windows":
+      // handled above
+      break;
+    case "freebsd":
+      sftpPath = "/usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server";
+      shell = "/bin/csh";
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported os: ${cloudInit["os"]}`);
+  }
 
   let users;
   if (username === "root") {
@@ -671,7 +691,7 @@ function getCloudInit(cloudInit) {
 users:
   - name: ${username}
     sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
-    shell: /bin/bash
+    shell: ${shell}
     ssh_authorized_keys:
 ${authorizedKeys.map(key => `      - ${key}`).join("\n")}
 
@@ -1050,7 +1070,7 @@ function getCloud(name) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @typedef {"linux" | "darwin" | "windows"} Os
+ * @typedef {"linux" | "darwin" | "windows" | "freebsd"} Os
  * @typedef {"aarch64" | "x64"} Arch
  * @typedef {"macos" | "windowsserver" | "debian" | "ubuntu" | "alpine" | "amazonlinux"} Distro
  */
@@ -1204,6 +1224,7 @@ async function main() {
   };
 
   let { detached, bootstrap, ci, os, arch, distro, release, features } = options;
+  if (os === "freebsd") bootstrap = false;
 
   let name = `${os}-${arch}-${(release || "").replace(/\./g, "")}`;
 
diff --git a/scripts/utils.mjs b/scripts/utils.mjs
index 604227f9cd..c9ad28be53 100755
--- a/scripts/utils.mjs
+++ b/scripts/utils.mjs
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ export function parseNumber(value) {
 
 /**
  * @param {string} string
- * @returns {"darwin" | "linux" | "windows"}
+ * @returns {"darwin" | "linux" | "windows" | "freebsd"}
  */
 export function parseOs(string) {
   if (/darwin|apple|mac/i.test(string)) {
@@ -1550,6 +1550,9 @@ export function parseOs(string) {
   if (/win/i.test(string)) {
     return "windows";
   }
+  if (/freebsd/i.test(string)) {
+    return "freebsd";
+  }
   throw new Error(`Unsupported operating system: ${string}`);
 }
 
@@ -1900,22 +1903,21 @@ export function getUsernameForDistro(distro) {
   if (/windows/i.test(distro)) {
     return "administrator";
   }
-
   if (/alpine|centos/i.test(distro)) {
     return "root";
   }
-
   if (/debian/i.test(distro)) {
     return "admin";
   }
-
   if (/ubuntu/i.test(distro)) {
     return "ubuntu";
   }
-
   if (/amazon|amzn|al\d+|rhel/i.test(distro)) {
     return "ec2-user";
   }
+  if (/freebsd/i.test(distro)) {
+    return "root";
+  }
 
   throw new Error(`Unsupported distro: ${distro}`);
 }