diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
index 43974e027a2..c062db9e254 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ let
       kcalc = callPackage ./kcalc.nix {};
       kcalcore = callPackage ./kcalcore.nix {};
       kcalutils = callPackage ./kcalutils.nix {};
+      kcharselect = callPackage ./kcharselect.nix {};
       kcolorchooser = callPackage ./kcolorchooser.nix {};
       kcontacts = callPackage ./kcontacts.nix {};
       kdav = callPackage ./kdav.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/kcharselect.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/kcharselect.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4af712b1d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/kcharselect.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  mkDerivation, lib,
+  extra-cmake-modules, kdoctools,
+  kbookmarks, kconfig, kconfigwidgets, kcrash, kcoreaddons, ki18n, kwidgetsaddons, kxmlgui
+}:
+
+mkDerivation {
+  name = "kcharselect";
+  meta = {
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.schmittlauch ];
+    description = "A tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard";
+  };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    kbookmarks kconfig kconfigwidgets kcoreaddons kcrash ki18n kwidgetsaddons kxmlgui
+  ];
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6675f6a3905..2ecc098df63 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17825,9 +17825,9 @@ in
 
   inherit (kdeApplications)
     akonadi akregator ark dolphin dragon ffmpegthumbs filelight gwenview k3b
-    kaddressbook kate kcachegrind kcalc kcolorchooser kcontacts kdenlive kdf kdialog keditbookmarks
-    kget kgpg khelpcenter kig kleopatra kmail kmix kolourpaint kompare konsole kpkpass kitinerary
-    kontact korganizer krdc krfb ksystemlog kwalletmanager marble minuet okular spectacle;
+    kaddressbook kate kcachegrind kcalc kcharselect kcolorchooser kcontacts kdenlive kdf kdialog
+    keditbookmarks kget kgpg khelpcenter kig kleopatra kmail kmix kolourpaint kompare konsole
+    kpkpass kitinerary kontact korganizer krdc krfb ksystemlog kwalletmanager marble minuet okular spectacle;
 
   okteta = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/okteta { };