diff --git a/kde-plasma/powerdevil/Manifest b/kde-plasma/powerdevil/Manifest
index 52626c1985a9f..8b73c3c371421 100644
--- a/kde-plasma/powerdevil/Manifest
+++ b/kde-plasma/powerdevil/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DIST powerdevil-6.4.5.tar.xz 1229952 BLAKE2B c30e7cc722f53d2592c7b85992bd28743e9435860deb72119cc809c6a2b612ef3da9bc94d8a9c432ffe1e9303042e642818249d4f66a6bb7179e8f89a2c51e87 SHA512 0b364eca1cb0d42fd30990d79de8b872f75b6a26345591ad990628b6e259a9eb209f680c29173dfce850beeaf2b4ff0b382a14175521e96f0a0b25630dfb7475
 DIST powerdevil-6.5.2.tar.xz 1231124 BLAKE2B 77f04a75c9bbf0b9dc53e09bb4fe55b3877fa99c61e412e36c3bcea2d38fee43cfd21e8082599fcb810bcbb40c563cd29b73a3d6f00f4ffa1e8f605288a0d2ce SHA512 9ffde1f0f6e8a6e618ec95148e3a2e72f9f9b19e163b09119d253d4dfc19a74ddebbcc37902fbbda7a9d4e857615ed8d0de277b9da93293308db0e84d274967d
+DIST powerdevil-6.5.3.tar.xz 1232036 BLAKE2B 893e0ffd237f865d113fc0078cb5b215a884f4e600a76ecb8f90965d0bb747c5700e01ce7f7c7a5ecede91b39d26394442f8384fc404a740e9101d00fb9f056b SHA512 bc7d6123ad31e03c5c8e9da9e02cceda110ca2ae199bdc5b4171405b329918ef0482c293edd77df7a8065a77bf4781875fd85735863a4212b00b5cbb02a046dd
diff --git a/kde-plasma/powerdevil/powerdevil-6.5.3.ebuild b/kde-plasma/powerdevil/powerdevil-6.5.3.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0db843531e18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-plasma/powerdevil/powerdevil-6.5.3.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+ECM_HANDBOOK="optional"
+ECM_TEST="forceoptional"
+KFMIN=6.18.0
+QTMIN=6.9.1
+inherit ecm fcaps plasma.kde.org xdg
+
+DESCRIPTION="Power management for KDE Plasma Shell"
+HOMEPAGE="https://invent.kde.org/plasma/powerdevil"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2" # TODO: CHECK
+SLOT="6"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
+IUSE="brightness-control"
+
+RESTRICT="test" # bug 926513
+
+# slot op: Uses Qt::GuiPrivate for qtx11extras_p.h
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	dev-libs/qcoro[dbus]
+	dev-libs/wayland
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6=[dbus,gui,wayland,widgets]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kauth-${KFMIN}:6[policykit]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfigwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcoreaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcrash-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kdbusaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kglobalaccel-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ki18n-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kidletime-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kio-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kirigami-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kitemmodels-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifications-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/krunner-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kservice-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwindowsystem-${KFMIN}:6[X]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/solid-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-plasma/libkscreen-${KDE_CATV}:6
+	>=kde-plasma/libplasma-${KDE_CATV}:6
+	>=kde-plasma/plasma-activities-${KDE_CATV}:6=
+	>=kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-${KDE_CATV}:6
+	virtual/libudev:=
+	x11-libs/libxcb
+	brightness-control? ( app-misc/ddcutil:= )
+"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	>=dev-libs/plasma-wayland-protocols-1.19.0
+"
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	!<kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-6.1.90:*
+	>=dev-qt/qtdeclarative-${QTMIN}:6
+	|| (
+		sys-apps/tuned[ppd]
+		sys-power/power-profiles-daemon
+		sys-power/tlp
+	)
+	>=sys-power/upower-0.9.23
+"
+RDEPEND+=" || ( >=dev-qt/qtbase-6.10:6[wayland] <dev-qt/qtwayland-6.10:6 )"
+BDEPEND="
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6[wayland]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
+"
+BDEPEND+=" || ( >=dev-qt/qtbase-6.10:6[wayland] <dev-qt/qtwayland-6.10:6 )"
+
+# -m 0755 to avoid suid with USE="-filecaps"
+FILECAPS=( -m 0755 cap_wake_alarm=ep usr/libexec/org_kde_powerdevil )
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		$(cmake_use_find_package brightness-control DDCUtil)
+	)
+	use test && mycmakeargs+=(
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_SeleniumWebDriverATSPI=ON # not packaged
+	)
+
+	ecm_src_configure
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	# bug 926513
+	ecm_src_test -j1
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if has_version "<sys-apps/systemd-257"; then
+		ewarn "org_kde_powerdevil won't start under systemd user session."
+		ewarn "You must upgrade to >=sys-apps/systemd-257. Bug #956312"
+	fi
+	xdg_pkg_postinst
+	fcaps_pkg_postinst
+}