diff --git a/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest b/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
index 79f34cf11..8a86b7a74 100644
--- a/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
+++ b/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DIST steam_1.0.0.49.tar.gz 2179436 SHA256 fd893b5c2f5585be1cd8a83f4a6c7d523a2bd985a91587adb5afaccd6fa12fb0 SHA512 52a26bee229dfaf5bb0974340edaa4e07a7a8aa908b6e5187b61933ffbb9848cf6ea4803890334d976126c3a20b91d040a49782163000421beff0e9a036d144a WHIRLPOOL 8350e6f45f74cdfa310b94214ae367006fa824a4509d33ecad9f5f5f852990cb62af7be00c007de1a926172aa2a83b3658de809ab8f23f3496ea537f6c0bf623
 DIST steam_1.0.0.50.tar.gz 2729990 SHA256 be6388c0ab36799d6173276ac75b4d92c6623a53d901395c9fc1963cfd245573 SHA512 bf068742d89690b545def7754a5f916256e2ebaaf8dd6ae6f07f154e40fe4bd5216ca02698f8dc9b794b56325c7dc66c435b8b2b6cd30141f814a4902810b531 WHIRLPOOL 7d650bfca5469f2c2118e13693ec403bbda4a9e7bac07b734cfb14a1b98b56df92b9112bf2bc29f05c3f906a01f1d72991dcd036bce4118facd290c88f1edbf1
+DIST steam_1.0.0.51.tar.gz 2732202 SHA256 bf766db05fcc3a8079e7e514accfbd2503813a3c70ff8336aa93e554ed7719be SHA512 ef33fa52c80b1d55e6a6955056e102cec28b18f5136ee9d79737e7c7e74b2c4b2c236082cf7844a6eaf78fb46d49dda3eb72fd856b65843c37a2dc5e90ba75a3 WHIRLPOOL 780c84410a8efe21a6209edb6ca52ad7ae4c908ae3fb17f8e226d209ad5c8fed05f8b01c384f35785753973551e034370704961c4cebbd0fc86f0d4468107095
diff --git a/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.51.ebuild b/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.51.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31e0f8aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.51.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI=5
+
+# Please report bugs/suggestions on: https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay
+# or come to #gentoo-gamerlay in freenode IRC
+
+inherit eutils gnome2-utils fdo-mime udev
+
+DESCRIPTION="Installer, launcher and supplementary files for Valve's Steam client"
+HOMEPAGE="http://steampowered.com"
+SRC_URI="http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/pool/steam/s/steam/steam_${PV}.tar.gz"
+
+KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
+LICENSE="ValveSteamLicense"
+
+RESTRICT="bindist mirror"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="+steamruntime"
+
+RDEPEND="
+		app-arch/tar
+		app-shells/bash
+		net-misc/curl
+		|| (
+			>=gnome-extra/zenity-3
+			x11-terms/xterm
+			)
+
+		amd64? (
+			steamruntime? (
+				x11-libs/libX11[abi_x86_32]
+				x11-libs/libXau[abi_x86_32]
+				x11-libs/libxcb[abi_x86_32]
+				x11-libs/libXdmcp[abi_x86_32]
+				)
+			!steamruntime? ( >=games-util/steam-client-meta-0-r20141204[steamruntime?] )
+			>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6.0[multilib]
+			>=sys-libs/glibc-2.15[multilib]
+			)
+		x86? (
+			>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6.0
+			>=sys-libs/glibc-2.15
+			>=x11-libs/libX11-1.5
+			x11-libs/libXau
+			x11-libs/libxcb
+			x11-libs/libXdmcp
+			)"
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/steam/
+
+src_prepare() {
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/steam-fix-ld-library-path.patch
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/steam-fix-joystick-detection.patch
+
+	if ! use steamruntime; then
+		# use system libraries if user has not set the variable otherwise and add dirty hack for unbound LD_LIBRARY_PATH if it is not set
+		sed -i -r "s/(export TEXTDOMAIN=steam)/\1\nif \[ -z \"\$STEAM_RUNTIME\" \]; then export STEAM_RUNTIME=0; fi\nif [ -z \"\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH\" ]; then export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\"\"; fi/" steam || die
+		# use violent force to load the system's SDL library
+		#sed -i '/export STEAM_RUNTIME=0; fi/a if \[ \"$STEAM_RUNTIME\" == "0" \]; then export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib32/libSDL2-2.0.so.0"; fi' steam || die
+	fi
+
+	# dirty workaround to avoid crashing distro detection
+	sed -i '/(export TEXTDOMAIN=steam)/a export DISTRIB_RELEASE="FixMe"' steam || die
+
+	# we use our ebuild functions to install the files
+	rm Makefile
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	dobin steam
+
+	insinto /usr/lib/steam/
+	doins bootstraplinux_ubuntu12_32.tar.xz
+
+	udev_dorules lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules
+
+	dodoc debian/changelog steam_install_agreement.txt
+	doman steam.6
+
+	domenu steam.desktop
+
+	cd icons/
+	for s in * ; do
+		doicon -s ${s} ${s}/steam.png
+	done
+
+	# tgz archive contains no separate pixmap, see #38
+	insinto /usr/share/pixmaps/
+	newins 48/steam_tray_mono.png steam_tray_mono.png
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	gnome2_icon_savelist
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+	udev_reload
+
+	elog "Execute /usr/bin/steam to download and install the actual"
+	elog "client into your home folder. After installation, the script"
+	elog "also starts the client from your home folder."
+	elog ""
+
+	if use steamruntime; then
+		ewarn "You enabled the steam runtime environment. Steam will use bundled"
+		ewarn "libraries instead of Gentoo's system libraries."
+		ewarn ""
+	else
+		elog "We disable STEAM_RUNTIME in order to ignore bundled libraries"
+		elog "and use installed system libraries instead. If you have problems,"
+		elog "try starting steam with: STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam"
+		ewarn ""
+		ewarn "Notice: Valve only supports Steam with the runtime enabled!"
+		ewarn ""
+	fi
+
+	if ! has_version "gnome-extra/zenity"; then
+		ewarn "Valve does not provide a xterm fallback for all calls of zenity."
+		ewarn "Please install gnome-extra/zenity for full support."
+		ewarn ""
+	fi
+
+	ewarn "The steam client and the games are _not_ controlled by portage."
+	ewarn "Updates are handled by the client itself."
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+}
diff --git a/profiles/base/package.keywords/calculate b/profiles/base/package.keywords/calculate
index 90924a1d5..31e3fe00b 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.keywords/calculate
+++ b/profiles/base/package.keywords/calculate
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ~app-crypt/shim-signed-0.2 amd64 x86
 ~dev-python/soaplib-1.0.0 amd64 x86
 ~games-action/oolite-1.82 amd64 x86
-~games-util/steam-launcher-1.0.0.50 amd64 x86
+~games-util/steam-launcher-1.0.0.51 amd64 x86
 ~mate-base/mdm-2.0.5 amd64 x86
 ~net-misc/modem-manager-gui-0.0.18 amd64 x86
 ~net-print/cnijfilter-3.80 amd64 x86