diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
index dc549ecb3763..5b23a32a5fa1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ let
       libkipi = callPackage ./libkipi.nix {};
       libkleo = callPackage ./libkleo.nix {};
       libkomparediff2 = callPackage ./libkomparediff2.nix {};
+      mailcommon = callPackage ./mailcommon.nix {};
       mailimporter = callPackage ./mailimporter.nix {};
       marble = callPackage ./marble.nix {};
       messagelib = callPackage ./messagelib.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/mailcommon.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/mailcommon.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee958d701b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/mailcommon.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  mkDerivation, lib, kdepimTeam,
+  extra-cmake-modules, kdoctools,
+  akonadi, akonadi-mime, karchive, kcodecs, kcompletion, kconfigwidgets,
+  kdbusaddons, kdesignerplugin, kiconthemes, kio, kitemmodels, kldap,
+  kmailtransport, kwindowsystem, mailimporter, messagelib, phonon,
+}:
+
+mkDerivation {
+  name = "mailcommon";
+  meta = {
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl21 fdl12 ];
+    maintainers = kdepimTeam;
+  };
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    akonadi akonadi-mime karchive kcodecs kcompletion kconfigwidgets kdbusaddons
+    kdesignerplugin kiconthemes kio kitemmodels kldap kmailtransport
+    kwindowsystem mailimporter messagelib phonon
+  ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+}