diff --git a/multimedia/vlc/Makefile b/multimedia/vlc/Makefile
--- a/multimedia/vlc/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/vlc/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe desktop-file-utils elfctl gettext-tools \
 		gmake gnome iconv:wchar_t libtool localbase pathfix pkgconfig \
 		tar:xz
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	videolan
 ELF_FEATURES=	+noaslr:bin/.libs/vlc # See PR 270038
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
 		LIVEMEDIA LUA MAD MFX MODPLUG MPEG2 MTP MUSEPACK \
 		NCURSES NFS NLS NOTIFY OGG OGGSPOTS OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS OPUS PNG PULSEAUDIO \
 		QT5 REALRTSP RUNROOT SAMPLERATE SIDPLAY \
-		SDL SHOUTCAST SMB SNDIO STREAM SPEEX TAGLIB THEORA \
+		SDL SHOUTCAST SKINS SMB SNDIO STREAM SPEEX TAGLIB THEORA \
 		TWOLAME UPNP V4L VAAPI VCD VDPAU VPX VORBIS WAYLAND X11 X264 X265 ZVBI
 OPTIONS_DEFINE_powerpc=	ALTIVEC
 OPTIONS_DEFINE_powerpc64=	ALTIVEC
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
 REALRTSP_DESC=	Real RTSP access module
 RUNROOT_DESC=	Enable running as root
 SIDPLAY_DESC=	C64 sid demux support
+SKINS_DESC=	Build skins2 interface module
 STREAM_DESC=	stream output
 TAGLIB_DESC=	ID3 tag and Ogg comment support
 VCD_DESC=	Audio/Video CD support
@@ -300,6 +302,11 @@
 SHOUTCAST_LIB_DEPENDS=	libshout.so:audio/libshout
 SHOUTCAST_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	shout
 
+SKINS_USE=		XORG=xext,xinerama,xpm
+SKINS_USES=		xorg
+SKINS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	skins2
+SKINS_IMPLIES=		QT5
+
 SNDIO_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsndio.so:audio/sndio
 SNDIO_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	sndio
 
diff --git a/multimedia/vlc/pkg-plist b/multimedia/vlc/pkg-plist
--- a/multimedia/vlc/pkg-plist
+++ b/multimedia/vlc/pkg-plist
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 %%NCURSES%%bin/nvlc
 %%QT5%%bin/qvlc
 bin/rvlc
+%%SKINS%%bin/svlc
 bin/vlc
 bin/vlc-wrapper
 include/vlc/deprecated.h