diff --git a/dev-build/steve/Manifest b/dev-build/steve/Manifest
index 8841add7374f5..22c670c468df9 100644
--- a/dev-build/steve/Manifest
+++ b/dev-build/steve/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DIST steve-1.5.0.tar.xz 22732 BLAKE2B 2506d9de0fd5415f40ddb85de71acfd5dbdc89672ac86e3c30c7c3c61117d610e469cdc50e2a8bfaafb35443f9aec316846d71336721490827a207a2dd97419b SHA512 bdde7ca302a09eea430ffa34f3b68ee40ae014ca7798f81672dda492a8e2caf289394c61560c882a2cc0409a25864d0d28997462bfe01521ed0777f585a76721
 DIST steve-1.5.1.tar.xz 22804 BLAKE2B 395a2a9a1bb943be070e27301ed24efce7d779717c2f1ef7f7f842cab9cbed6d628a2570943b43dc09faa8790ae01586290d7696978c10d9c893175705db38e9 SHA512 3034b36ea5ba811fd6f2c67c69e45ec1ce5f357683cd577b496cdb800b587017b877295740171cba7f01ffb348028c45e194fb68835a6875b062607e850aefa3
+DIST steve-1.5.2.tar.xz 22796 BLAKE2B ccb56ee6becede79676dd5ace1d5f6456189b54b67c74ec5b0be3aa8c97bdef41cdbb5339c18549b3c2d47dcf19021a3830590bdeb70607888abd57be862f66e SHA512 fcdde161feae2f440332aaf275342844f980fab23015579c3f70133d56c6b6d559587479859bb39cc0f6bd7f9197b509e10eec3cec828c0c291d0e79eb40d5ae
diff --git a/dev-build/steve/steve-1.5.2.ebuild b/dev-build/steve/steve-1.5.2.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..02966910fa48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-build/steve/steve-1.5.2.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Copyright 2025-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} )
+
+inherit linux-info meson python-any-r1 systemd udev
+
+DESCRIPTION="A load-balancing jobserver for Gentoo"
+HOMEPAGE="https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/steve.git/"
+SRC_URI="
+	https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/mgorny%40gentoo.org/steve/${P}.tar.xz
+"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2+"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+IUSE="debug test"
+RESTRICT="test"
+PROPERTIES="test? ( test_privileged )"
+
+DEPEND="
+	dev-libs/libevent:=
+	sys-fs/fuse:3=
+"
+RDEPEND="
+	${DEPEND}
+	acct-group/jobserver
+	acct-user/steve
+	>=sys-fs/fuse-common-3.10.4-r2
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+	test? (
+		$(python_gen_any_dep '
+			dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+			dev-python/pytest-timeout[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		')
+	)
+"
+
+python_check_deps() {
+	python_has_version "dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" &&
+		python_has_version "dev-python/pytest-timeout[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+}
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	local CONFIG_CHECK="~CUSE"
+	check_extra_config
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	use test && python-any-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local emesonargs=(
+		$(meson_use !debug b_ndebug)
+		$(meson_use test)
+	)
+
+	meson_src_configure
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	addwrite /dev/cuse
+	addwrite /dev/steve.test
+	if [[ ! -w /dev/cuse ]]; then
+		die "Testing steve requires /dev/cuse"
+	fi
+
+	local -x STEVE=${BUILD_DIR}/steve
+	local EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( pytest-timeout )
+	epytest
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	meson_src_install
+
+	# TODO: move these to meson
+	systemd_dounit data/steve.service
+	newconfd data/steve.confd steve
+	newinitd data/steve.initd steve
+	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
+	newins data/sandbox.conf 90steve
+	udev_newrules data/steve.udev 90-steve.rules
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	udev_reload
+
+	if ! grep -q -s -R -- '--jobserver-auth=fifo:/dev/steve' "${EROOT}"/etc/portage/make.conf
+	then
+		elog "In order to use the system-wide steve instance, enable the service:"
+		elog
+		elog "  for OpenRC:"
+		elog "    rc-update add steve default"
+		elog "    /etc/init.d/steve start"
+		elog
+		elog "  for systemd:"
+		elog "    systemctl enable --now steve"
+		elog
+		elog "Then add to your make.conf:"
+		elog
+		elog '  MAKEFLAGS="--jobserver-auth=fifo:/dev/steve"'
+		elog '  NINJAOPTS=""'
+		elog
+		elog "You can use -l in NINJAOPTS but *do not* use -j, as it disables"
+		elog "jobserver support."
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	udev_reload
+}
diff --git a/dev-build/steve/steve-9999.ebuild b/dev-build/steve/steve-9999.ebuild
index 5151ed1fec26c..933ae6a9c95ea 100644
--- a/dev-build/steve/steve-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/steve/steve-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..14} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} )
 
 inherit git-r3 linux-info meson python-any-r1 systemd udev