diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
index f5d9d8b8e0db..c81046ac4405 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kde5.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ in
       # Install Breeze icons if available
       ++ lib.optional (lib.hasAttr "breeze-icons" kde5) kde5.breeze-icons
 
+      # Install activity manager if available
+      ++ lib.optional (lib.hasAttr "kactivitymanagerd" kde5) kde5.kactivitymanagerd
+
       # Optional hardware support features
       ++ lib.optional config.hardware.bluetooth.enable kde5.bluedevil
       ++ lib.optional config.networking.networkmanager.enable kde5.plasma-nm
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/default.nix
index 587d2cb520aa..1b777678515f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ let
       in
         symlinkJoin "breeze-${version}"
         (map (pkg: pkg.out or pkg) [ breeze-gtk breeze-qt4 breeze-qt5 ]);
+    kactivitymanagerd = callPackage ./kactivitymanagerd.nix {};
     kde-cli-tools = callPackage ./kde-cli-tools.nix {};
     kde-gtk-config = callPackage ./kde-gtk-config {};
     kdecoration = callPackage ./kdecoration.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kactivitymanagerd.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kactivitymanagerd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..282e58ecf9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma-5.6/kactivitymanagerd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ plasmaPackage
+, extra-cmake-modules
+, boost, kconfig, kcoreaddons, kdbusaddons, ki18n, kio, kglobalaccel
+, kwindowsystem, kxmlgui
+}:
+
+plasmaPackage {
+  name = "kactivitymanagerd";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    boost kconfig kcoreaddons kdbusaddons kglobalaccel ki18n kio kwindowsystem
+    kxmlgui
+  ];
+}