diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/plover/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plover/4.nix
similarity index 82%
rename from pkgs/applications/misc/plover/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/plover/4.nix
index af6620404e52..9c3cd4926213 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/plover/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/plover/4.nix
@@ -3,36 +3,27 @@
   config,
   stdenv,
   plover,
-  buildPythonPackage ? python3Packages.buildPythonPackage,
+  buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchpatch,
   versionCheckHook,
-  python3Packages,
-  libsForQt5,
+  appdirs,
+  babel,
+  evdev,
+  mock,
+  pyqt5,
+  pyserial,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-qt,
+  plover-stroke,
+  rtf-tokenize,
+  setuptools,
+  wcwidth,
+  wheel,
+  xlib,
+  wrapQtAppsHook,
 }:
 
-let
-  inherit (python3Packages)
-    buildPythonPackage
-    appdirs
-    babel
-    evdev
-    mock
-    pyqt5
-    pyserial
-    pytestCheckHook
-    pytest-qt
-    plover-stroke
-    rtf-tokenize
-    setuptools
-    wcwidth
-    wheel
-    xlib
-    ;
-  inherit (libsForQt5)
-    wrapQtAppsHook
-    ;
-in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "plover";
   version = "4.0.2";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 04f00495197a..7eb9ca19ac99 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10132,8 +10132,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   plex-mpv-shim = python3Packages.callPackage ../applications/video/plex-mpv-shim { };
 
-  plover = callPackage ../applications/misc/plover { };
-
   # perhaps there are better apps for this task? It's how I had configured my previous system.
   # And I don't want to rewrite all rules
   profanity = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity (
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 455b6d84bcf2..50ad5bc32506 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12666,6 +12666,10 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   plover-stroke = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plover-stroke { };
 
+  plover_4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/plover/4.nix {
+    inherit (pkgs.libsForQt5) wrapQtAppsHook;
+  };
+
   pluggy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pluggy { };
 
   pluginbase = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pluginbase { };