diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
index 8532875207cc8..32a52051b8285 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.50-1.amd64.gpkg.tar 468224000 BLAKE2B 011710990611853e0a
 DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.50-1.arm64.gpkg.tar 453601280 BLAKE2B fe270f0eb051fd2df1cb6d87be78d1c07067cd9fbbef4f5b479a3cc092bf808283d34dbe729fc1297231c117bc4d1cfc669b2b025518e26a0f66def48d7a6e5a SHA512 3564f68582da2325b89c78284eb8c49cd682f269c896e5bdfcd4d1948701971c6f1c6b7ec9dacc41820f3646f658bf5fe514f16aa1662c4e86bd9b105e84d015
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+DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.51-1.amd64.gpkg.tar 468264960 BLAKE2B d81268f870eb5ea2d376204132482ec0dc6f0c8d4975700744912939c926f0bd27d92bf190b4d736dcdba7b2d83c86d92e679d25539f5086e96994cc242b13f8 SHA512 78a8bfcaebd1c3a797777bdd4607753b2db65256fe1c89f38d476c6a149cf8412f87a61ee40078dd2e4f9e638f8398fb395de550e27366839de0c7b6228f8c43
+DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.51-1.arm64.gpkg.tar 453621760 BLAKE2B 797c0b33dca64200d63e5c218710ba8ce1a974b2a8c51664a51ae4bfbf989b435b3feb72d2b9477e42371f02f3e41a17738385e6cb8dffe03c206c500f002297 SHA512 ddf5721c80525a4ec1936f516456f3744c2b887cfd8ff29590677932dcb5a0c9b2fb73c167bd7f09e881760fb4f02e01e19cab570848169b06c61639fe556142
+DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.51-1.ppc64le.gpkg.tar 77291520 BLAKE2B 3103d6deabf33c509fd278c0750ec9fb934a69d45ee495277d444e33d34a8ee60af4725bf88da00e4afdecccf4bc69fd0b8348cdd51dc9d1f2ea6a365f944f99 SHA512 b7427d32eeee48f4ec38c54a8a1d4a58ad507c308d8e49b4df4ac593c467561010e039b6e8e7d6cdab36a3ad302b4d571bb7ffe392119a51f9d1984885bf54f8
+DIST gentoo-kernel-6.18.51-1.x86.gpkg.tar 83681280 BLAKE2B 34765a10847186ba40f1ef87a4f2a50d570c68d1498d7d9560786844d88ae66ec6cf515a0cc7c947a2dcd31e2b80f140df13cf1ca1448a9e91e97bb8c939dbcd SHA512 9cbd38b9252d63d6ef925e9afe68ac02516789d378c592d77a98b0f3f4c43ca2e4dff44134f434c88ba5153788bc62903bfd8207b1646fff2e2302c56f75a0c4
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diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.51.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.51.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..13cc95e79f040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-6.18.51.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+# Copyright 2020-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+KERNEL_IUSE_GENERIC_UKI=1
+
+inherit kernel-install toolchain-funcs unpacker verify-sig
+
+BASE_P=linux-${PV%.*}
+PATCH_PV=${PV%_p*}
+PATCHSET=linux-gentoo-patches-6.18.42
+BINPKG=${P/-bin}-1
+SHA256SUM_DATE=20260911
+
+DESCRIPTION="Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Distribution_Kernel
+	https://www.kernel.org/
+"
+SRC_URI+="
+	https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/${BASE_P}.tar.xz
+	https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/patch-${PATCH_PV}.xz
+	https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/patchsets/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${PATCHSET}.tar.xz
+	verify-sig? (
+		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/sha256sums.asc
+			-> linux-$(ver_cut 1).x-sha256sums-${SHA256SUM_DATE}.asc
+	)
+	amd64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/amd64/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.amd64.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	arm64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/arm64/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.arm64.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	ppc64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/ppc64le/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.ppc64le.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	x86? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/x86/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.x86.gpkg.tar
+	)
+"
+S=${WORKDIR}
+
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~x86"
+IUSE="debug"
+
+PDEPEND="
+	>=virtual/dist-kernel-${PV}
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-alternatives/bc
+	app-alternatives/lex
+	app-alternatives/yacc
+	dev-util/pahole
+	virtual/libelf
+	amd64? ( app-crypt/sbsigntools )
+	arm64? ( app-crypt/sbsigntools )
+	verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-kernel-20250702 )
+"
+
+KV_LOCALVERSION='-gentoo-dist-bin'
+KV_FULL=${PV/_p/-p}${KV_LOCALVERSION}
+
+QA_PREBUILT='*'
+
+VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/kernel.org.asc
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if use verify-sig; then
+		cd "${DISTDIR}" || die
+		verify-sig_verify_signed_checksums \
+			"linux-$(ver_cut 1).x-sha256sums-${SHA256SUM_DATE}.asc" \
+			sha256 "${BASE_P}.tar.xz patch-${PATCH_PV}.xz"
+		cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	fi
+
+	unpacker
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	local patch
+	cd "${BASE_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PATCH_PV}"
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"
+
+	default
+
+	# add Gentoo patchset version
+	local extraversion=${PV#${PATCH_PV}}
+	sed -i -e "s:^\(EXTRAVERSION =\).*:\1 ${extraversion/_/-}:" Makefile || die
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	# force ld.bfd if we can find it easily
+	local HOSTLD="$(tc-getBUILD_LD)"
+	if type -P "${HOSTLD}.bfd" &>/dev/null; then
+		HOSTLD+=.bfd
+	fi
+	local LD="$(tc-getLD)"
+	if type -P "${LD}.bfd" &>/dev/null; then
+		LD+=.bfd
+	fi
+	tc-export_build_env
+	local makeargs=(
+		V=1
+		WERROR=0
+
+		HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"
+		HOSTCXX="$(tc-getBUILD_CXX)"
+		HOSTLD="${HOSTLD}"
+		HOSTAR="$(tc-getBUILD_AR)"
+		HOSTCFLAGS="${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
+		HOSTLDFLAGS="${BUILD_LDFLAGS}"
+
+		CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
+		AS="$(tc-getAS)"
+		CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+		LD="${LD}"
+		AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+		NM="$(tc-getNM)"
+		STRIP="$(tc-getSTRIP)"
+		OBJCOPY="$(tc-getOBJCOPY)"
+		OBJDUMP="$(tc-getOBJDUMP)"
+		READELF="$(tc-getREADELF)"
+
+		# we need to pass it to override colliding Gentoo envvar
+		ARCH="$(tc-arch-kernel)"
+
+		O="${WORKDIR}"/modprep
+	)
+
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}"
+
+	# If this is set it will have an effect on the name of the output
+	# image. Set this variable to track this setting.
+	if grep -q "CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT=y" "${kernel_dir}/.config"; then
+		KERNEL_EFI_ZBOOT=1
+	elif use arm64 && use generic-uki; then
+		die "USE=generic-uki requires a CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT enabled build"
+	fi
+
+	local image="${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	local uki="${image%/*}/uki.efi"
+
+	# Override user variable with the cert used during build
+	openssl x509 \
+		-inform DER -in "${kernel_dir}/certs/signing_key.x509" \
+		-outform PEM -out "${T}/cert.pem" ||
+			die "Failed to convert pcrpkey to PEM format"
+	export SECUREBOOT_SIGN_CERT=${T}/cert.pem
+
+	if [[ -s ${uki} ]]; then
+		# We need to extract the plain image for the test phase
+		# and USE=-generic-uki.
+		kernel-install_extract_from_uki linux "${uki}" "${image}"
+	fi
+
+	mkdir modprep || die
+	cp "${kernel_dir}/.config" modprep/ || die
+	emake -C "${BASE_P}" "${makeargs[@]}" modules_prepare
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}"
+	kernel-install_test "${KV_FULL}" \
+		"${WORKDIR}/${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)" \
+		"${BINPKG}/image/lib/modules/${KV_FULL}" \
+		"${WORKDIR}/${kernel_dir}/.config"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	local rel_kernel_dir=/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image${rel_kernel_dir}"
+	local image="${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	local uki="${image%/*}/uki.efi"
+	if [[ -s ${uki} ]]; then
+		# Keep the kernel image type we don't want out of install tree
+		# Replace back with placeholder
+		if use generic-uki; then
+			> "${image}" || die
+		else
+			> "${uki}" || die
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# Overwrite the identifier in the prebuilt package
+	echo "${CATEGORY}/${PF}:${SLOT}" > "${kernel_dir}/dist-kernel" || die
+
+	mv "${BINPKG}"/image/{lib,usr} "${ED}"/ || die
+
+	# FIXME: requires proper mount-boot
+	if [[ -d ${BINPKG}/image/boot/dtbs ]]; then
+		mv "${BINPKG}"/image/boot "${ED}"/ || die
+	fi
+
+	# strip out-of-source build stuffs from modprep
+	# and then copy built files
+	find modprep -type f '(' \
+			-name Makefile -o \
+			-name '*.[ao]' -o \
+			'(' -name '.*' -a -not -name '.config' ')' \
+		')' -delete || die
+	rm modprep/source || die
+	cp -p -R modprep/. "${ED}${rel_kernel_dir}"/ || die
+
+	# Update timestamps on all modules to ensure cleanup works correctly
+	# when switching USE=modules-compress.
+	find "${ED}/lib" -name '*.ko' -exec touch {} + || die
+
+	# Modules were already stripped before signing
+	dostrip -x /lib/modules
+	kernel-install_compress_modules
+
+	# Mirror the logic from kernel-build_src_install, for architectures
+	# where USE=debug is used.
+	if use ppc64; then
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	elif use debug && { use amd64 || use arm64; }; then
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/vmlinux"
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/vmlinux.ctfa"
+	fi
+}