diff --git a/www/py-channels/Makefile b/www/py-channels/Makefile
index 3c66d14d6d1d..a695fc3dc21f 100644
--- a/www/py-channels/Makefile
+++ b/www/py-channels/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	channels
 PORTVERSION=	4.3.2
 CATEGORIES=	www python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Brings async, event-driven capabilities to Django
 WWW=		https://channels.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ \
 		https://github.com/django/channels
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}asgiref>=3.9.0<4:www/py-asgiref@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}django42>=4.2:www/py-django42@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DAPHNE
+DAPHNE_DESC=	Django ASGI support via daphne
+
+DAPHNE_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}daphne>=4.0.0:www/py-daphne@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>