diff --git a/archinstall/applications/firewall.py b/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
index 6e928cea1a..02d4ed9e24 100644
--- a/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
+++ b/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
@@ -14,12 +14,24 @@ def ufw_packages(self) -> list[str]:
 			'ufw',
 		]
 
+	@property
+	def fwd_packages(self) -> list[str]:
+		return [
+			'firewalld',
+		]
+
 	@property
 	def ufw_services(self) -> list[str]:
 		return [
 			'ufw.service',
 		]
 
+	@property
+	def fwd_services(self) -> list[str]:
+		return [
+			'firewalld.service',
+		]
+
 	def install(
 		self,
 		install_session: 'Installer',
@@ -34,3 +46,7 @@ def install(
 				# write default conf file to enabled
 				ufw_conf = install_session.target / 'etc/ufw/ufw.conf'
 				ufw_conf.write_text(ufw_conf.read_text().replace('ENABLED=no', 'ENABLED=yes'))
+
+			case Firewall.FWD:
+				install_session.add_additional_packages(self.fwd_packages)
+				install_session.enable_service(self.fwd_services)
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/models/application.py b/archinstall/lib/models/application.py
index c1b92a50e2..d32042ff2f 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/models/application.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/models/application.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class PrintServiceConfigSerialization(TypedDict):
 
 class Firewall(StrEnum):
 	UFW = 'ufw'
+	FWD = 'firewalld'
 
 
 class FirewallConfigSerialization(TypedDict):