diff --git a/databases/mongodb50/Makefile b/databases/mongodb50/Makefile
index b49ce5c5e633..c5a2b2f21fe6 100644
--- a/databases/mongodb50/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mongodb50/Makefile
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/ar:devel/binutils \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cheetah3>0:devel/py-cheetah3@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}psutil>0:sysutils/py-psutil@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}yaml>=3.11:devel/py-yaml@${PY_FLAVOR}
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libcurl.so:ftp/curl \
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_system.so:devel/boost-libs \	# Probably wrong boost lib
+		libcurl.so:ftp/curl \
 		libpcre.so:devel/pcre \
-		libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy
+		libsnappy.so:archivers/snappy \
+		libstemmer.so:textproc/snowballstemmer \
+		libunwind.so:devel/libunwind \
+		libyaml-cpp.so:devel/yaml-cpp \
+		libzstd.so:archivers/zstd
 
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe python:3.5+,build scons shebangfix
 USE_RC_SUBR=	mongod
@@ -37,9 +42,14 @@ MAKE_ARGS=	--cxx-std=17 \
 		--disable-warnings-as-errors \
 		--libc++ \
 		--runtime-hardening=on \
+		--use-system-boost \
 		--use-system-pcre \
 		--use-system-snappy \
+		--use-system-stemmer \
+		--use-system-libunwind \
+		--use-system-yaml \
 		--use-system-zlib \
+		--use-system-zstd \
 		-j ${MAKE_JOBS_NUMBER} \
 		AR=${PREFIX}/bin/ar \
 		VERBOSE=on
@@ -79,6 +89,15 @@ CPE_PRODUCT=	mongodb
 pre-patch:
 	${MV} ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/checksum/power8/crc32.sx ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/wiredtiger/src/checksum/power8/crc32.S
 
+post-patch:
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/boost
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/pcre-*
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/snappy-*
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/unwind
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/yaml-cpp
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/zlib-*
+	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/third_party/zstandard-*
+
 do-build:
 	${WRKSRC}/buildscripts/scons.py	-C ${WRKSRC} ${MAKE_ARGS}
 
diff --git a/databases/mongodb50/files/patch-boost-179-compat b/databases/mongodb50/files/patch-boost-179-compat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa7519067a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/mongodb50/files/patch-boost-179-compat
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/844235
+--- src/mongo/db/auth/security_key_test.cpp
++++ src/mongo/db/auth/security_key_test.cpp
+@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
+ #include "mongo/platform/basic.h"
+ 
+ #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ 
+ #include "mongo/base/string_data.h"
+ #include "mongo/db/auth/authorization_manager.h"
+--- src/mongo/db/storage/storage_repair_observer.cpp
++++ src/mongo/db/storage/storage_repair_observer.cpp
+@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #endif
+ 
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+ 
+ #include "mongo/db/dbhelpers.h"
+--- src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_kv_engine_test.cpp
++++ src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_kv_engine_test.cpp
+@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
+ #include "mongo/db/storage/kv/kv_engine_test_harness.h"
+ 
+ #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+ #include <memory>
+ 
+--- src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util.cpp
++++ src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_util.cpp
+@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
+ #include <limits>
+ 
+ #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+ 
+ #include "mongo/base/simple_string_data_comparator.h"
+--- src/mongo/shell/shell_utils_extended.cpp
++++ src/mongo/shell/shell_utils_extended.cpp
+@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ #include <fmt/format.h>
+ #include <fstream>
+ 
+--- src/mongo/util/stacktrace_threads.cpp
++++ src/mongo/util/stacktrace_threads.cpp
+@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
+ #include <array>
+ #include <atomic>
+ #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
++#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+ #include <cstdint>
+ #include <cstdlib>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+--- src/mongo/util/processinfo_linux.cpp
++++ src/mongo/util/processinfo_linux.cpp
+@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
+ #include <iostream>
+ #include <malloc.h>
+ #include <pcrecpp.h>
++#include <fstream>
+ #include <sched.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <sys/mman.h>