diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/drumstick/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/drumstick/default.nix
index 486d1ff997d3..4b797031696a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/drumstick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/drumstick/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl
 , cmake, docbook_xml_dtd_45, docbook_xsl, doxygen, graphviz-nox, pkg-config, qttools, wrapQtAppsHook
-, alsa-lib, fluidsynth, libpulseaudio, qtbase, qtsvg, sonivox
+, alsa-lib, fluidsynth, libpulseaudio, qtbase, qtsvg, sonivox, qt5compat ? null
 }:
 
+let
+  isQt6 = lib.versions.major qtbase.version == "6";
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "drumstick";
-  version = "2.7.2";
+  version = "2.9.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/drumstick/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-5XxG5ur584fgW4oCONgMiWzV48Q02HEdmpb9+YhBFe0=";
+    hash = "sha256-p0N8EeCtVEPCGzPwiRxPdI1XT5XQ5pcKYEDJXbYYTrM=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -28,17 +31,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     alsa-lib fluidsynth libpulseaudio qtbase qtsvg sonivox
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals isQt6 [ qt5compat ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DUSE_DBUS=ON"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_DBUS" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_QT5" (!isQt6))
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    maintainers = [];
-    description = "MIDI libraries for Qt5/C++";
+    description = "MIDI libraries for Qt/C++";
     homepage = "https://drumstick.sourceforge.io/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wegank ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
index 07bff4a9c327..b7e6b00c2a34 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt6-packages.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
   accounts-qt = callPackage ../development/libraries/accounts-qt { };
   appstream-qt = callPackage ../development/libraries/appstream/qt.nix { };
 
+  drumstick = callPackage ../development/libraries/drumstick { };
+
   fcitx5-chinese-addons = callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-chinese-addons.nix { };
 
   fcitx5-configtool = kdePackages.callPackage ../tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-configtool.nix { };