diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 809c3007e..36a8c7462 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ AlmaLinux, Alpine, Android, Arch, Arco, Artix, Bedrock, BSD, CachyOS, CentOS, CR
 
 ##### Package managers
 ```
-apk, brew, Chocolatey, dpkg, emerge, eopkg, Flatpak, MacPorts, nix, Pacman, pkg, pkgtool, rpm, scoop, Snap, xbps
+apk, brew, Chocolatey, dpkg, emerge, eopkg, Flatpak, MacPorts, nix, Pacman, paludis, pkg, pkgtool, rpm, scoop, Snap, xbps
 ```
 
 ##### WM themes
diff --git a/presets/verbose b/presets/verbose
index 833cfd4d9..3ed020f19 100644
--- a/presets/verbose
+++ b/presets/verbose
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 --kernel-format Sysname: {}; Release: {}; Version: {}
 --uptime-format Days: {}; Hours: {}; Minutes: {}; Seconds: {}
 --processes-format Count: {}
---packages-format All: {}; pacman: {}; pacman branch: {}; dpkg: {}; rpm: {}; emerge: {}; eopkg: {}; xbps: {}; apk: {}; flatpak-system: {}; flatpak-user: {}; snap: {}; brew: {}; brew-cask: {}; port: {}; scoop: {}; choco: {}; pkgtool: {}
+--packages-format All: {}; pacman: {}; pacman branch: {}; dpkg: {}; rpm: {}; emerge: {}; eopkg: {}; xbps: {}; apk: {}; flatpak-system: {}; flatpak-user: {}; snap: {}; brew: {}; brew-cask: {}; port: {}; scoop: {}; choco: {}; pkgtool: {}; paludis {}
 --shell-format Process name: {}; Process path: {}; Process exe: {}; Process version: {}; User path: {}; User exe: {}; User version: {}
 --display-format Width: {}; Height: {}; Refresh rate: {}; ScaledWith: {}; ScaledHeight: {}
 --de-format Process name: {}; Pretty name: {}; Version: {}
diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages.h b/src/detection/packages/packages.h
index 59b1d1ef6..77f8e6812 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages.h
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ typedef struct FFPackagesResult
     uint32_t nixSystem;
     uint32_t nixUser;
     uint32_t pacman;
+    uint32_t paludis;
     uint32_t pkg;
     uint32_t pkgtool;
     uint32_t port;
diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
index 1c12ad14d..7dd4061b4 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static void getPackageCounts(FFstrbuf* baseDir, FFPackagesResult* packageCounts)
     packageCounts->xbps += getXBPS(baseDir, "/var/db/xbps");
     packageCounts->brewCask += getNumElements(baseDir, "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Caskroom", DT_DIR);
     packageCounts->brew += getNumElements(baseDir, "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar", DT_DIR);
+    packageCounts->paludis += countFilesRecursive(baseDir, "/var/db/paludis/repositories", "environment.bz2");
 }
 
 static void getPackageCountsRegular(FFstrbuf* baseDir, FFPackagesResult* packageCounts)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index 25a7a448e..9c41dc3c7 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static inline void printCommandHelp(const char* command)
     }
     else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(command, "packages-format"))
     {
-        constructAndPrintCommandHelpFormat("packages", "{2} (pacman){?3}[{3}]{?}, {4} (dpkg), {5} (rpm), {6} (emerge), {7} (eopkg), {8} (xbps), {9} (nix-system), {10} (nix-user), {11} (nix-default), {12} (apk), {13} (pkg), {14} (flatpak-system), {15} (flatpack-user), {16} (snap), {17} (brew), {18} (brew-cask), {19} (port), {20} (scoop), {21} (choco), {22} (pkgtool)", 22,
+        constructAndPrintCommandHelpFormat("packages", "{2} (pacman){?3}[{3}]{?}, {4} (dpkg), {5} (rpm), {6} (emerge), {7} (eopkg), {8} (xbps), {9} (nix-system), {10} (nix-user), {11} (nix-default), {12} (apk), {13} (pkg), {14} (flatpak-system), {15} (flatpack-user), {16} (snap), {17} (brew), {18} (brew-cask), {19} (port), {20} (scoop), {21} (choco), {22} (pkgtool), {23} (paludis)", 23,
             "Number of all packages",
             "Number of pacman packages",
             "Pacman branch on manjaro",
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ static inline void printCommandHelp(const char* command)
             "Number of macports packages",
             "Number of scoop packages",
             "Number of choco packages",
-            "Number of pkgtool packages"
+            "Number of pkgtool packages",
+            "Number of paludis packages"
         );
     }
     else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(command, "shell-format"))
diff --git a/src/modules/packages/packages.c b/src/modules/packages/packages.c
index 0866cfb05..0fa86f31c 100644
--- a/src/modules/packages/packages.c
+++ b/src/modules/packages/packages.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void ffPrintPackages(FFPackagesOptions* options)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(scoop)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(choco)
         FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(pkgtool)
+        FF_PRINT_PACKAGE(paludis)
 
         putchar('\n');
     }