diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest
index 53f0ecf8f7..07cc259412 100644
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest
+++ b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.10.tar.gz 508009 BLAKE2B a138e267016d9ff30a73ae45671a6b32c3b45f83428c84e457c4ea4ffed7d3c249bbf9558c4bf15fc974dbe123b1c1dfb0c1bb28fc60340048e80585c53593f1 SHA512 01f88e466a8bc19a04f48afef73e4536333b3ad0493e51b9a01ca5e41708b9e90eae2ca6a8c53eac204d00c6dfd34ba25f45e8e9bf135761396b94d1ab9933c0
 DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.11.tar.gz 508885 BLAKE2B 4bdb393e64da58d34762325cd017e8734ba7f19e6b5fac2ede75722e0133614d6f1b0455de912ac6d2d5dba655d55617fb848e9c7aa1207d7f4bd395b7c310ff SHA512 a6b0e9358172becd2cd8ade03fb1143e6633e402a665e384a508adde0bde2e5861de4b105e48dfbad17dd84ecb770200ca4229060c3ebb284a0b100f249e200b
+DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.12.tar.gz 508975 BLAKE2B bbf6369d5be3073f60d05e6e1b0b752f5427c4718caae6e53483392f7d259fba2aa2eb0987132d8fb6ab7e486ea380438dbfe7ee3caec9fc7dd71007b8860504 SHA512 08aaa9b4f31c022895300b2bd9bdf35bbdc541c22d7a316ab4cd622749bcccf38f3dff5a87e65274a8eaa69fb67127a1be04e9cc6bdfd2aaa4b3bc9ec1cdd4b8
 DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.9.tar.gz 510170 BLAKE2B c430ec923919858b381c6111d03e8e1233900d2fea79f60fd13cdaaaa5e3254ff0c332989948fa8ac33311e95b32bc7e5af87714c03da28b8c736be16e4daade SHA512 48f4ffda4cc2229890ac07a68661ff2e78e13d48ff0c195aead8fe475b8af49486cfd7fb33c5f3bb855b72cbe87a70a6a90abb70c80b72195318a5061cedad03
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild
index cd9825fec5..650064c505 100644
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=8
 
 inherit branding cmake
 
-GIT_REVISION=12dba9653ae2c0dd24bf2633e2572a8093b0df5e
+GIT_REVISION=1c0710cd7c9f1483bb6dbf5e69023da97136646d
 
 DESCRIPTION="Toolkit for building desktop widgets using QtQuick"
 HOMEPAGE="https://quickshell.org/"
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbb899a1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit branding cmake
+
+GIT_REVISION=fb0cc1557d8321fb2e3f34e94beddefe56211e04
+
+DESCRIPTION="Toolkit for building desktop widgets using QtQuick"
+HOMEPAGE="https://quickshell.org/"
+
+if [[ "${PV}" = *9999 ]]; then
+	inherit git-r3
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs.git"
+else
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+fi
+
+LICENSE="LGPL-3"
+SLOT="0"
+
+# Upstream recommends leaving all build options enabled by default
+IUSE="
+	+bluetooth +dwl +greetd +hyprland +i3 +jemalloc +layer-shell
+	+mpris +networkmanager +niri +notifications +pam +pipewire +policykit
+	+screencopy +session-lock +sockets +tray +toplevel-management
+	+upower +wayland +X
+"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	hyprland?            ( wayland )
+	layer-shell?         ( wayland )
+	niri?                ( wayland )
+	screencopy?          ( wayland )
+	session-lock?        ( wayland )
+	toplevel-management? ( wayland )
+"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	!gui-apps/quickshell
+	dev-qt/qtbase:6=[dbus,vulkan]
+	dev-qt/qtdeclarative:6=
+	dev-qt/qtsvg:6=
+	bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
+	jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc )
+	networkmanager? ( net-misc/networkmanager )
+	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
+	pipewire? ( media-video/pipewire )
+	policykit? (
+		dev-libs/glib
+		sys-auth/polkit
+	)
+	screencopy? (
+		media-libs/mesa
+		x11-libs/libdrm
+	)
+	wayland? (
+		dev-libs/wayland
+		dev-qt/qtwayland:6=
+	)
+	X? ( x11-libs/libxcb )
+"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	dev-cpp/cli11
+	dev-qt/qtshadertools:6
+	dev-util/spirv-tools
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+	screencopy? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
+	wayland? (
+		dev-libs/wayland-protocols
+		dev-util/wayland-scanner
+	)
+"
+
+DOCS=( README.md changelog/ )
+
+src_configure() {
+	# hyprland controls all Hyprland sub-features as a group.
+	# i3 controls I3/Sway IPC.
+	# niri controls Niri IPC.
+	# screencopy controls all screencopy backends (icc, wlr, hyprland-toplevel).
+	local _hyprland=$(usex hyprland)
+	local _i3=$(usex i3)
+	local _niri=$(usex niri)
+	local _screencopy=$(usex screencopy)
+
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DDISTRIBUTOR="${BRANDING_OS_NAME} GURU"
+		-DINSTALL_QML_PREFIX="$(get_libdir)/qt6/qml"
+		-DGIT_REVISION=${GIT_REVISION}
+		-DCRASH_HANDLER=no # dev-cpp/cpptrace::gentoo does not have required use flags
+		-DBLUETOOTH=$(usex bluetooth)
+		-DDWL=$(usex dwl)
+		-DHYPRLAND=${_hyprland}
+		-DHYPRLAND_FOCUS_GRAB=${_hyprland}
+		-DHYPRLAND_GLOBAL_SHORTCUTS=${_hyprland}
+		-DHYPRLAND_IPC=${_hyprland}
+		-DHYPRLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSIONS=${_hyprland}
+		-DI3=${_i3}
+		-DI3_IPC=${_i3}
+		-DNETWORK=$(usex networkmanager)
+		-DNIRI=${_niri}
+		-DNIRI_IPC=${_niri}
+		-DSCREENCOPY=${_screencopy}
+		-DSCREENCOPY_HYPRLAND_TOPLEVEL=${_screencopy}
+		-DSCREENCOPY_ICC=${_screencopy}
+		-DSCREENCOPY_WLR=${_screencopy}
+		-DSERVICE_GREETD=$(usex greetd)
+		-DSERVICE_MPRIS=$(usex mpris)
+		-DSERVICE_NOTIFICATIONS=$(usex notifications)
+		-DSERVICE_PAM=$(usex pam)
+		-DSERVICE_PIPEWIRE=$(usex pipewire)
+		-DSERVICE_POLKIT=$(usex policykit)
+		-DSERVICE_STATUS_NOTIFIER=$(usex tray)
+		-DSERVICE_UPOWER=$(usex upower)
+		-DSOCKETS=$(usex sockets)
+		-DUSE_JEMALLOC=$(usex jemalloc)
+		-DWAYLAND=$(usex wayland)
+		-DWAYLAND_SESSION_LOCK=$(usex session-lock)
+		-DWAYLAND_TOPLEVEL_MANAGEMENT=$(usex toplevel-management)
+		-DWAYLAND_WLR_LAYERSHELL=$(usex layer-shell)
+		-DX11=$(usex X)
+	)
+	cmake_src_configure
+}