diff --git a/kde-apps/kmail/Manifest b/kde-apps/kmail/Manifest
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--- a/kde-apps/kmail/Manifest
+++ b/kde-apps/kmail/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST kmail-26.04.3.tar.xz 7836280 BLAKE2B 7a9bf1b5eeb019915bb4bed9a56b5a396d1f18958876aa2c8610af936485d12cf041d8292c804a1626c2c93c102c6c3ec231e950f15b77e5e1744203efb16c08 SHA512 1c01692805442e24fff92a5aad7225ac03d7dce1c52e1475802fea874ed51b5ecc6a062fe925fec76dd404679707d1eb850239f0ca92cfc1cd7da11838f6c217
+DIST kmail-26.08.0.tar.xz 7841200 BLAKE2B c0f64052d310d2f9793c75751031a7a0bf80445636f7b2843d3d66e9a1cb52a981467d4e7ba32e4895b61bd5149d869ea426f7c5625a5c208d22017bd16294af SHA512 691d301bb31c0e0585c129c00a42776e75b8a8959414b6f7485dd54d623639e9fd9335c00d60c7d03404830cb9919ab39109ba542e8f6b6a9b0ad314f339e1aa
diff --git a/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-26.08.0.ebuild b/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-26.08.0.ebuild
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+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+ECM_HANDBOOK="optional"
+ECM_TEST="forceoptional"
+PVCUT=$(ver_cut 1-3)
+KFMIN=6.27.0
+QTMIN=6.11.2
+inherit ecm gear.kde.org optfeature xdg
+
+DESCRIPTION="Email client, supporting POP3 and IMAP mailboxes"
+HOMEPAGE="https://apps.kde.org/kmail2/
+https://kontact.kde.org/components/kmail/"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2+ handbook? ( FDL-1.2+ )"
+SLOT="6"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
+IUSE="activities speech telemetry"
+
+RESTRICT="test" # bug 616878
+
+# kde-frameworks/kwindowsystem[X]: Unconditional use of KX11Extras
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	dev-cpp/gpgmepp:=
+	>=dev-libs/ktextaddons-2.0.2:6=[speech?]
+	dev-libs/libgpg-error
+	dev-libs/qgpgme:=
+	>=dev-libs/qtkeychain-0.16.0:=
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6[dbus,gui,network,widgets]
+	>=dev-qt/qtwebengine-${QTMIN}:6[widgets]
+	>=kde-apps/akonadi-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/akonadi-contacts-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/akonadi-mime-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/akonadi-search-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kcalutils-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kidentitymanagement-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kldap-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kmailtransport-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kontactinterface-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/kpimtextedit-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/libgravatar-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/libkdepim-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/libkleo-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/libksieve-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/libktnef-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/mailcommon-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/messagelib-${PVCUT}:6=
+	>=kde-apps/pimcommon-${PVCUT}:6=[activities?]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kbookmarks-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcalendarcore-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcmutils-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcodecs-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcolorscheme-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcompletion-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcontacts-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcoreaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcrash-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kdbusaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kguiaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ki18n-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kiconthemes-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kio-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kitemmodels-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kitemviews-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kjobwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kmime-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifications-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifyconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kparts-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kservice-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kstatusnotifieritem-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwidgetsaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwindowsystem-${KFMIN}:6[X]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/sonnet-${KFMIN}:6
+	activities? ( >=kde-plasma/plasma-activities-6.5.0:6= )
+	telemetry? ( >=kde-frameworks/kuserfeedback-${KFMIN}:6 )
+"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	>=kde-apps/kcalutils-${PVCUT}:6
+	>=kde-apps/kldap-${PVCUT}:6
+	test? ( kde-apps/akonadi-config[sqlite] )
+"
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	=kde-apps/kdepim-runtime-${PVCUT}*:6
+	=kde-apps/kmail-account-wizard-${PVCUT}*:6
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	dev-libs/libxslt
+	test? ( >=kde-apps/akonadi-${PVCUT}:6[tools] )
+"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	ecm_src_prepare
+	use handbook || cmake_comment_add_subdirectory -f ktnef doc
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DOPTION_ADD_AUTOGENERATETEXT=OFF # would also require the same in dev-libs/ktextaddons
+		-DOPTION_USE_PLASMA_ACTIVITIES=$(usex activities)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package speech KF6TextEditTextToSpeech)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package telemetry KF6UserFeedback)
+	)
+
+	ecm_src_configure
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
+		optfeature "virus detection" app-antivirus/clamav
+		optfeature "spam filtering" mail-filter/bogofilter mail-filter/spamassassin
+		optfeature "fancy e-mail headers and useful plugins" "kde-apps/kdepim-addons:${SLOT}"
+		optfeature "crypto config and certificate details GUI" "kde-apps/kleopatra:${SLOT}"
+		optfeature "import PIM data from other applications" "kde-apps/akonadi-import-wizard:${SLOT}"
+	fi
+	xdg_pkg_postinst
+}