diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/na/namecoind/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/na/namecoind/package.nix
index ce27b8fadde6..f6bbad0dfb49 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/na/namecoind/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/na/namecoind/package.nix
@@ -2,57 +2,74 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch2,
-  openssl,
+  python3,
   boost,
   libevent,
   autoreconfHook,
   db4,
   miniupnpc,
-  eject,
+  sqlite,
   pkg-config,
+  util-linux,
   hexdump,
+  zeromq,
+  zlib,
+  darwin,
+  withWallet ? true,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "namecoind";
-  version = "25.0";
+  version = "28.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "namecoin";
     repo = "namecoin-core";
-    rev = "nc${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-2KMK5Vb8osuaKbzI1aaPSYg+te+v9CEcGUkrVI6Fk54=";
+    tag = "nc${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-r6rVgPrKz7nZ07oXw7KmVhGF4jVn6L+R9YHded+3E9k=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # upnp: add compatibility for miniupnpc 2.2.8
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin-core/commit/8acdf66540834b9f9cf28f16d389e8b6a48516d5.patch?full_index=1";
-      hash = "sha256-oDvHUvwAEp0LJCf6QBESn38Bu359TcPpLhvuLX3sm6M=";
-    })
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    [
+      autoreconfHook
+      pkg-config
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ util-linux ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ hexdump ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) [
+      darwin.autoSignDarwinBinariesHook
+    ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook
-    pkg-config
-    hexdump
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    openssl
-    boost
-    libevent
-    db4
-    miniupnpc
-    eject
-  ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      boost
+      libevent
+      db4
+      miniupnpc
+      zeromq
+      zlib
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withWallet [ sqlite ]
+    # building with db48 (for legacy descriptor wallet support) is broken on Darwin
+    ++ lib.optionals (withWallet && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ db4 ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
-  ];
+  configureFlags =
+    [
+      "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
+      "--disable-bench"
+      "--disable-gui-tests"
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!withWallet) [
+      "--disable-wallet"
+    ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkFlags = [ "LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Decentralized open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency";