diff --git a/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/files/ksystemstats-6.7.3-optional-nm.patch b/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/files/ksystemstats-6.7.3-optional-nm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..914dce36f8ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/files/ksystemstats-6.7.3-optional-nm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From e78ea0a56cbfa0045ec28dd5753cdc885f3ca411 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andreas Sturmlechner <asturm@gentoo.org>
+Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:58:48 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] CMake: Provide explicit WITH_NM option for
+ KF6NetworkManagerQt dep
+
+Done as CMakeDependentOption based on "LINUX" to slot in for the
+existing conditional.
+
+Amends c2414374c8280317e9d2268a3b67f2625a128d60
+
+Signed-off-by: Andreas Sturmlechner <asturm@gentoo.org>
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index f3e032c..38d0b72 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ set(KDE_COMPILERSETTINGS_LEVEL "5.82")
+ find_package(ECM ${KF6_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH}  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
+ 
++include(CMakeDependentOption)
+ include(CheckIncludeFiles)
+ include(KDEInstallDirs)
+ include(KDECMakeSettings)
+@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ find_package(KF6 ${KF6_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS CoreAddons Solid KIO Cra
+ find_package(KSysGuard ${PROJECT_DEP_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+ 
+ # there's no NetworkManager on FreeBSD'
+-if (LINUX)
++cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NM "Provide improved backend for network statistics" TRUE "LINUX" FALSE)
++if (WITH_NM)
+     find_package(KF6NetworkManagerQt ${KF6_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
+ endif()
+ 
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/ksystemstats-6.7.3-r1.ebuild b/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/ksystemstats-6.7.3-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..877501bf4ca44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-plasma/ksystemstats/ksystemstats-6.7.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+ECM_HANDBOOK="forceoptional"
+ECM_TEST="forceoptional"
+KFMIN=6.26.0
+QTMIN=6.10.1
+inherit ecm fcaps plasma.kde.org
+
+DESCRIPTION="Plugin-based system monitoring daemon"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2+"
+SLOT="6"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
+IUSE="networkmanager"
+
+DEPEND="
+	dev-libs/libnl:3
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6[dbus,network]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcoreaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcrash-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kdbusaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ki18n-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kio-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/solid-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-plasma/libksysguard-${KDE_CATV}:6
+	net-libs/libpcap
+	sys-apps/lm-sensors:=
+	sys-libs/libcap
+	virtual/libudev:=
+	networkmanager? ( >=kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt-${KFMIN}:6 )
+"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+# -m 0755 to avoid suid with USE="-filecaps"
+FILECAPS=( -m 0755 cap_perfmon=ep usr/libexec/ksystemstats_intel_helper )
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.7.3-optional-nm.patch" ) # in git master
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Libcap=ON
+		-DWITH_NM=$(usex networkmanager)
+	)
+	ecm_src_configure
+}
+
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	# bug 909312, needs virtualx but we don't care
+	ksystemstatstest
+)