diff --git a/kde-apps/dolphin/Manifest b/kde-apps/dolphin/Manifest
index 73167586935f0..5574be3b8b912 100644
--- a/kde-apps/dolphin/Manifest
+++ b/kde-apps/dolphin/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST dolphin-26.04.3.tar.xz 5896212 BLAKE2B 2d4d8d812312324106ac3563d3c4ec66539cb2b7da95aef56f574e42f95daf194f68865ccae24265a35445182305422654744ec6947d7525767d67ef86d65e17 SHA512 724772f1a93456d05feed3c6edbfae6422c7c25b71a48fa60382f49ec55c3c8286ceb7aafffd22570b0e9dd4c9adaff7342c6c058788506561d8abc71d2daa97
+DIST dolphin-26.08.0.tar.xz 5943940 BLAKE2B 9cb4b0d03fd2cec2f78245b4d5c8f734372fb3d8b89c947b7feb335ba9c02439732864d2b108e57a1c46074af12b1100b5e2b09827b91774b17d0fefc5f72557 SHA512 7d252ff17cf9c88df86fbc730aad2c832243ef5e17d44ae616aa1b5c00d77e60371614f9cad99d66379920eab9165494dfa5ecb92b7f01826426aeb2de51e87a
diff --git a/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-26.08.0.ebuild b/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-26.08.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..155a9eb5dc697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-26.08.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+ECM_HANDBOOK="optional"
+ECM_TEST="true"
+PVCUT=$(ver_cut 1-3)
+KFMIN=6.27.0
+QTMIN=6.11.2
+inherit ecm gear.kde.org optfeature xdg
+
+DESCRIPTION="Plasma filemanager focusing on usability"
+HOMEPAGE="https://apps.kde.org/dolphin/ https://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2" # TODO: CHECK
+SLOT="6"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
+IUSE="semantic-desktop telemetry"
+
+# slot op: Uses Qt::GuiPrivate for qtx11extras_p.h
+DEPEND="
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6=[concurrent,dbus,gui,widgets,X,xml]
+	>=dev-qt/qtmultimedia-${QTMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kbookmarks-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcodecs-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcolorscheme-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcompletion-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfigwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcoreaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcrash-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kdbusaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kfilemetadata-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kguiaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ki18n-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kiconthemes-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kio-${KFMIN}:6=
+	>=kde-frameworks/kitemviews-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kjobwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knewstuff-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifications-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kparts-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kservice-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ktextwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwidgetsaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwindowsystem-${KFMIN}:6[X]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/solid-${KFMIN}:6
+	semantic-desktop? (
+		>=kde-apps/baloo-widgets-${PVCUT}:6
+		>=kde-frameworks/baloo-${KFMIN}:6
+	)
+	telemetry? ( >=kde-frameworks/kuserfeedback-${KFMIN}:6 )
+"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
+	>=kde-apps/kio-extras-${PVCUT}:6
+	>=kde-apps/thumbnailers-${PVCUT}:6
+"
+
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	servicemenuinstaller # requires ruby, no thanks
+	dolphinmainwindowtest # hangs forever
+	kfileitem{listview,model}test # hang forever
+	kitemlistcontrollertest # hangs forever
+	kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest # flaky even according to upstream # bug 947223
+	placesitemmodeltest # requires DBus
+)
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_PackageKitQt6=ON
+		$(cmake_use_find_package semantic-desktop KF6Baloo)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package semantic-desktop KF6BalooWidgets)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package telemetry KF6UserFeedback)
+	)
+	use test && mycmakeargs+=(
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SeleniumWebDriverATSPI=ON # not packaged
+	)
+	ecm_src_configure
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
+		optfeature "compress/extract and other actions" "kde-apps/ark:${SLOT}"
+		optfeature "crypto actions" "kde-apps/kleopatra:${SLOT}"
+		optfeature "'Share' context menu actions" "kde-frameworks/purpose:${SLOT}"
+	fi
+	xdg_pkg_postinst
+}