diff --git a/media-gfx/digikam/Manifest b/media-gfx/digikam/Manifest
index 7ff45064bea32..82d3971807099 100644
--- a/media-gfx/digikam/Manifest
+++ b/media-gfx/digikam/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST digiKam-8.8.0.tar.xz 61419860 BLAKE2B fe1d1def2f793fcc36fcdd9089479acf8522577da2a78623a474400b9a69b2363dfea32542bc5fd398da2adb04c2a824079d4134006cf6ac1af4d1625fe8b79a SHA512 eb10afff5639657ff4ca4870c0c02c89dd00a627fec0b64262c4f9f50048819f82024da8d943c23288313076723fcf4c04d6cc281e4890e0f5d9f36e33bf3b33
+DIST digiKam-9.1.0.tar.xz 73714208 BLAKE2B 54aab101e96514e5f5fa31e6ec9d7def493cbdce2717eb217028bb293469524f87072dd8c51c638742e1a85c4641793037ea57cbabb4b578fd0a878f1b9f277f SHA512 ab083cbde1f3e243a8766b8fe5ea256d32877ff7f2e048349fb063e1ca90b0395eee16028466516a9ab74f10582a413bfc9d64392a4b25b33e45b70ca34f5cd6
diff --git a/media-gfx/digikam/digikam-9.1.0.ebuild b/media-gfx/digikam/digikam-9.1.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..40cbf00c0f65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/digikam/digikam-9.1.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+KFMIN=6.9.0
+QTMIN=6.8.1
+inherit ecm kde.org toolchain-funcs xdg
+
+if [[ ${KDE_BUILD_TYPE} != live ]]; then
+	TARNAME="digiKam-${PV/_/-}"
+	if [[ ${PV} =~ beta[0-9]$ ]]; then
+		SRC_URI="mirror://kde/unstable/${PN}/${TARNAME}.tar.xz"
+	else
+		SRC_URI="mirror://kde/stable/${PN}/${PV}/${TARNAME}.tar.xz"
+	fi
+	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
+fi
+
+DESCRIPTION="Digital photo management application"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.digikam.org/"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="addressbook calendar geolocation gphoto2 heif +imagemagick jpegxl +lensfun mysql openmp +panorama scanner semantic-desktop spell video"
+
+# bug 366505
+RESTRICT="test"
+
+# slot op: Uses Qt::GuiPrivate for qtx11extras_p.h
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	dev-cpp/eigen:=
+	dev-libs/expat
+	>=dev-qt/qtbase-${QTMIN}:6=[concurrent,dbus,-gles2-only,gui,mysql?,network,opengl,sql,widgets,X,xml]
+	>=dev-qt/qtnetworkauth-${QTMIN}:6
+	>=dev-qt/qtscxml-${QTMIN}:6
+	>=dev-qt/qtsvg-${QTMIN}:6
+	>=dev-qt/qtwebengine-${QTMIN}:6[widgets]
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kconfigwidgets-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kcoreaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/ki18n-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kiconthemes-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kio-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifications-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/knotifyconfig-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kservice-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwidgetsaddons-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kwindowsystem-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=kde-frameworks/solid-${KFMIN}:6
+	>=media-gfx/exiv2-0.27.1:=[xmp]
+	media-libs/lcms:2
+	media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
+	media-libs/liblqr
+	media-libs/libpng:=
+	>=media-libs/opencv-4.8.0:=[contrib,contribdnn,features2d]
+	media-libs/tiff:=
+	virtual/opengl
+	x11-libs/libX11
+	addressbook? (
+		>=kde-apps/akonadi-contacts-24.05.2:6
+		>=kde-frameworks/kcontacts-${KFMIN}:6
+	)
+	calendar? ( >=kde-frameworks/kcalendarcore-${KFMIN}:6 )
+	gphoto2? ( media-libs/libgphoto2:= )
+	heif? (
+		media-libs/libheif:=
+		media-libs/x265:=
+	)
+	imagemagick? ( media-gfx/imagemagick:= )
+	jpegxl? ( media-libs/libjxl:= )
+	lensfun? ( media-libs/lensfun )
+	panorama? ( >=kde-frameworks/threadweaver-${KFMIN}:6 )
+	scanner? ( >=kde-apps/libksane-24.05.2:6 )
+	semantic-desktop? ( >=kde-frameworks/kfilemetadata-${KFMIN}:6 )
+	spell? ( >=kde-frameworks/sonnet-${KFMIN}:6 )
+	video? ( >=dev-qt/qtmultimedia-${QTMIN}:6 )
+"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	dev-libs/boost
+	addressbook? ( >=kde-apps/akonadi-24.05.2:6 )
+"
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	!${CATEGORY}/${PN}:5
+	media-libs/exiftool
+	mysql? ( virtual/mysql[server(+)] )
+	panorama? ( media-gfx/hugin )
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	sys-devel/gettext
+	panorama? (
+		app-alternatives/lex
+		app-alternatives/yacc
+	)
+"
+
+# bundled, but unused CMake files: core/libs/dplugins/webservices/o2
+CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-8.4.0-cmake.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-8.3.0-cmake-addressbook.patch"
+)
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	[[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] && use openmp && tc-check-openmp
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	[[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] && use openmp && tc-check-openmp
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	ecm_src_prepare
+	rm -r project/bundles || die
+}
+
+# FIXME: Unbundle libraw (libs/rawengine/libraw)
+# TODO: adding IUSE X requires upstreaming WITH_X11 option for libX11,
+#       see core/cmake/rules/RulesX11.cmake; only used in core/libs/dimg/filters/icc
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON
+		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF # bug 698192
+		-DENABLE_APPSTYLES=ON
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Jasper=ON
+		-DENABLE_SHOWFOTO=ON # built unconditionally so far, new option since 8.0
+		-DENABLE_AKONADICONTACTSUPPORT=$(usex addressbook)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package calendar KF6CalendarCore)
+		-DENABLE_GEOLOCATION=$(usex geolocation)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package gphoto2 Gphoto2)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package heif Libheif)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package imagemagick ImageMagick)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package jpegxl Libjxl)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package lensfun LensFun)
+		-DENABLE_MYSQLSUPPORT=$(usex mysql)
+		-DENABLE_INTERNALMYSQL=$(usex mysql)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package panorama KF6ThreadWeaver)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package scanner KSaneWidgets6)
+		-DENABLE_KFILEMETADATASUPPORT=$(usex semantic-desktop)
+		$(cmake_use_find_package spell KF6Sonnet)
+		-DENABLE_MEDIAPLAYER=$(usex video)
+	)
+
+	ecm_src_configure
+}