diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/kaidan/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/kaidan/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74449ae705e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/kaidan/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{ mkDerivation
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitLab
+, cmake
+, extra-cmake-modules
+, pkg-config
+, qtquickcontrols2
+, qtmultimedia
+, qtlocation
+, qqc2-desktop-style
+, kirigami2
+, knotifications
+, zxing-cpp
+, qxmpp
+, gst_all_1
+}:
+
+mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "kaidan";
+  version = "0.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "invent.kde.org";
+    owner = "network";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "070njci5zyzahmz3nqyp660chxnqx1mxp31w17syfllvrw403qmg";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake extra-cmake-modules pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = with gst_all_1; [
+    qtquickcontrols2
+    qtmultimedia
+    qtlocation
+    qqc2-desktop-style
+    kirigami2
+    knotifications
+    zxing-cpp
+    qxmpp
+    gstreamer
+    gst-plugins-bad
+    gst-plugins-base
+    gst-plugins-good
+  ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    qtWrapperArgs+=(--prefix GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0 : "$GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0")
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "User-friendly and modern chat app, using XMPP";
+    homepage = "https://www.kaidan.im";
+    license = with licenses; [
+      gpl3Plus
+      mit
+      asl20
+      cc-by-sa-40
+    ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ astro ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8222cd05a1fd..15584c13c573 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24754,6 +24754,8 @@ in
 
   kbibtex = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/office/kbibtex { };
 
+  kaidan = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/kaidan { };
+
   kdeltachat = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/kdeltachat { };
 
   kdevelop-pg-qt = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/kdevelop5/kdevelop-pg-qt.nix { };