diff --git a/etc/layman.cfg b/etc/layman.cfg
index 8a39ab9..4073605 100644
--- a/etc/layman.cfg
+++ b/etc/layman.cfg
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ news_reporter: portage
 #svn_command        : /usr/bin/svn
 #tar_command        : /bin/tar
 #g-common_command   : /usr/bin/g-common
+#g-sorcery_command  : /usr/bin/g-sorcery
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ news_reporter: portage
 #svn_syncopts :
 #g-common_generateopts :
 #g-common_syncopts :
+#g-sorcery_generateopts :
+#g-sorcery_syncopts :
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ news_reporter: portage
 #svn_postsync :
 #tar_postsync :
 #g-common_postsync :
+#g-sorcery_postsync :
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/layman/config.py b/layman/config.py
index bb15abb..5a93c85 100644
--- a/layman/config.py
+++ b/layman/config.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class BareConfig(object):
                     'darcs_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/darcs']),
                     'git_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/git']),
                     'g-common_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-common']),
+                    'g-sorcery_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-sorcery']),
                     'mercurial_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/hg']),
                     'rsync_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/rsync']),
                     'svn_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/svn']),
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ class BareConfig(object):
                     'svn_syncopts' : '',
                     'g-common_generateopts' : '',
                     'g-common_syncopts' : '',
+                    'g-sorcery_generateopts' : '',
+                    'g-sorcery_syncopts' : '',
                     'bzr_postsync' : '',
                     'cvs_postsync' : '',
                     'darcs_postsync' : '',
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ class BareConfig(object):
                     'svn_postsync' : '',
                     'tar_postsync' : '',
                     'g-common_postsync' : '',
+                    'g-sorcery_postsync' : '',
                     'git_user': 'layman',
                     'git_email': 'layman@localhost',
                     }
diff --git a/layman/overlays/g_sorcery.py b/layman/overlays/g_sorcery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e0b200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layman/overlays/g_sorcery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#################################################################################
+# LAYMAN G-SORCERY OVERLAY HANDLER
+#################################################################################
+# File:       g_sorcery.py
+#
+#             Handles repositories generated by g-sorcery backends
+#
+# Copyright:
+#             (c) 2013 Gentoo Foundation
+#             Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+#
+# Author(s):
+#             Jauhien Piatlicki <piatlicki@gmail.com>
+#             Auke Booij <auke@tulcod.com>
+#
+''' g-sorcery repository support.'''
+
+#===============================================================================
+#
+# Dependencies
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import os
+from   layman.utils             import path
+from   layman.overlays.source   import OverlaySource, require_supported
+
+#===============================================================================
+#
+# Class GSorceryOverlay
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class GSorceryOverlay(OverlaySource):
+    ''' Handles g-sorcery repositories.'''
+
+    type = 'g-sorcery'
+    type_key = 'g-sorcery'
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, config, _location, ignore = 0):
+        super(GSorceryOverlay, self).__init__(parent, config,
+            _location, ignore)
+        #split source into backend and repository.
+        self.backend=self.src[:self.src.find(' ')]
+        self.repository=self.src[self.src.find(' ')+1:]
+        self.subpath = None
+
+    def add(self, base):
+        '''Add overlay.'''
+
+        if not self.supported():
+            return 1
+
+        target = path([base, self.parent.name])
+
+        os.makedirs(target)
+
+        return self.sync(base)
+
+    def sync(self, base):
+        '''Sync overlay.'''
+
+        if not self.supported():
+            return 1
+
+        target = path([base, self.parent.name])
+
+        args = [self.backend, '-o', target, '-r', self.repository, 'sync']
+        returncode = self.run_command(self.command(), args, cwd=target)
+        if returncode:
+            return returncode
+        args = [self.backend, '-o', target, 'generate-tree']
+        return self.postsync(
+            self.run_command(self.command(), args, cwd=target, cmd=self.type),
+            cwd=target)
+        
+    def supported(self):
+        '''Overlay type supported?'''
+
+        return require_supported(
+            [(self.command(),
+             'g-sorcery',
+             'app-portage/g-sorcery'),
+             
+             ('/usr/bin/' + self.backend,
+              self.backend,
+              'app-portage/' + self.backend),],
+              
+              self.output.warn)
diff --git a/layman/overlays/overlay.py b/layman/overlays/overlay.py
index f2cfc92..65c148b 100755
--- a/layman/overlays/overlay.py
+++ b/layman/overlays/overlay.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from   layman.overlays.bzr       import BzrOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.darcs     import DarcsOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.git       import GitOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.g_common  import GCommonOverlay
+from   layman.overlays.g_sorcery import GSorceryOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.mercurial import MercurialOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.cvs       import CvsOverlay
 from   layman.overlays.svn       import SvnOverlay
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ from   layman.overlays.tar       import TarOverlay
 OVERLAY_TYPES = dict((e.type_key, e) for e in (
     GitOverlay,
     GCommonOverlay,
+    GSorceryOverlay,
     CvsOverlay,
     SvnOverlay,
     RsyncOverlay,