diff --git a/gnome-extra/synapse/Manifest b/gnome-extra/synapse/Manifest
index 0e26b16fff433..562fc4616d214 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/synapse/Manifest
+++ b/gnome-extra/synapse/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST synapse-0.2.99.1.tar.xz 427128 SHA256 846d8a5130580bb47c754bb7f20dc76311e589c00a18b02370a5d78b52409220 SHA512 7f91588759afd950d264b068eb11cd6971b86161f198735897405051a85c6d408d29ca2914c4546899a858673c6830290d63a26bc5e8060df1c821305af3eb92 WHIRLPOOL 1c077eb15c1d5710ccd9066bcc7a51170a4d8cca28d7d50245cbba1e944bb83e60764812de70e5b9f4801fc99d6100cbb2011aa708075f0eea0074fd69154344
+DIST synapse-0.2.99.2.tar.xz 444156 SHA256 fbef056a788b0ee713a3f4dcf024d214b0128e8a64dd7c601345f5e478d59611 SHA512 e4b6e0399a83fc7880d786e8cff6360850d5ce1ac2eabccb5ce6d3989e4356c42adf1155905b39bb6b10887c02844dad01cdf8d556bc4bd6c7cd11956f8116c7 WHIRLPOOL b5228e4952072f426180c4db7c2f8b6b45912157835b42e0ff57c7fbd5e662aae29cd51dd0647607178003f08bb037498757c070c84b72bcfbb8eda7e72a8668
diff --git a/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.2.ebuild b/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.2.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a249b5cd1a2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-extra/synapse/synapse-0.2.99.2.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI=5
+
+GCONF_DEBUG="no" # gnome2_src_configure is not being used
+AUTOTOOLS_AUTORECONF=true
+
+inherit gnome2 autotools-utils vala
+
+DESCRIPTION="A program launcher in the style of GNOME Do"
+HOMEPAGE="https://launchpad.net/synapse-project/"
+SRC_URI="https://launchpad.net/synapse-project/0.3/${PV}/+download/${P}.tar.xz"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-3"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+# "ayatana" support pending on GTK+-3.x version of synapse wrt #411613
+IUSE="plugins +zeitgeist"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	dev-libs/libgee:0.8
+	>=dev-libs/glib-2.28.0:2
+	dev-libs/json-glib
+	dev-libs/keybinder:3
+	dev-libs/libunique:1
+	sys-apps/dbus
+	x11-libs/cairo
+	x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
+	x11-libs/gtkhotkey
+	>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.0.0:3
+	x11-libs/libnotify
+	x11-libs/pango
+	x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme
+	plugins? ( >=net-libs/rest-0.7 )
+	zeitgeist? (
+		dev-libs/libzeitgeist
+		>=gnome-extra/zeitgeist-0.9.14[fts]
+		)"
+	#ayatana? ( dev-libs/libappindicator )
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	$(vala_depend)
+	dev-util/intltool
+	virtual/pkgconfig"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	sed -i -e 's/GNOME/GNOME;GTK/' data/synapse.desktop.in || die
+	vala_src_prepare
+	autotools-utils_src_prepare
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local myeconfargs=(
+		--enable-indicator=no
+		$(use_enable plugins librest yes)
+		$(use_enable zeitgeist)
+		)
+	autotools-utils_src_configure
+}