diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fcd68ca..e17b576 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 ---
+# should we install weechat?
+install_weechat: true
+
 # version check for this role?
 submodules_versioncheck: true
diff --git a/tasks/install-debian.yml b/tasks/install-debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd3149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/install-debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+- name: Add weechat repository gpg-key
+  become: true
+  apt_key:
+    keyserver: 'ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net'
+    id: '11E9DE8848F2B65222AA75B8D1820DB22A11534E'
+    state: present
+
+- name: add weechat repo
+  become: true
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: "deb https://weechat.org/{{ ansible_distribution|lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main"
+    state: present
+    update_cache: yes
+
+- name: install weechat and plugins
+  become: true
+  apt:
+    name:
+     - weechat-curses
+     - weechat-plugins
+    state: present
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 183d982..0bf02d2 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 - include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
   when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
 
+- include_tasks: "install-{{ ansible_os_version|lower }}.yml"
+  when: install_weechat | bool