diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 8ddf598bc52b..522492fd174f 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -316,6 +316,13 @@
               - nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
               - nixos/tests/mate.nix
               - pkgs/desktops/mate/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/ca/caja/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-*/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/li/libmatekbd/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/li/libmatemixer/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/li/libmateweather/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/ma/marco/**/*
+              - pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-*/**/*
 
 "6.topic: module system":
   - any:
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index 040de458b015..f4e496f0de55 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ of pulling the upstream container image from Docker Hub. If you want the old beh
 
 - `services.desktopManager.gnome` no longer installs the Geary e-mail client since it is not part of the GNOME [core applications](https://apps.gnome.org/) list. Geary's position in the default favorite apps section has been replaced by GNOME Text Editor. To keep it installed, add `programs.geary.enable = true;` to your configuration.
 
+- MATE packages have been moved to top level (e.g. if you previously added `pkgs.mate.caja` to `environment.systemPackages`, you will need to change it to `pkgs.caja`).
+
 - `walker` has been updated to 2.0.0+, which is a complete rewrite in rust.
 
   It now requires a running `elephant` application launcher backend service, which can be enabled using the new `services.elephpant.enable`.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/budgie.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
index a32caa838779..160ac04ecd6d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ in
       ++ lib.optional config.networking.networkmanager.enable pkgs.networkmanagerapplet
       ++ (utils.removePackagesByName [
         nemo
-        mate.eom
-        mate.pluma
-        mate.atril
-        mate.engrampa
-        mate.mate-calc
-        mate.mate-system-monitor
+        eom
+        pluma
+        atril
+        engrampa
+        mate-calc
+        mate-system-monitor
         vlc
 
         # Supplemental tooling.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index b72461a75938..764e903cc2c5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ in
 
       extraPanelApplets = mkOption {
         default = [ ];
-        example = literalExpression "with pkgs.mate; [ mate-applets ]";
+        example = literalExpression "with pkgs; [ mate-applets ]";
         type = types.listOf types.package;
         description = "Extra applets to add to mate-panel.";
       };
 
       extraCajaExtensions = mkOption {
         default = [ ];
-        example = lib.literalExpression "with pkgs.mate; [ caja-extensions ]";
+        example = lib.literalExpression "with pkgs; [ caja-extensions ]";
         type = types.listOf types.package;
         description = "Extra extensions to add to caja.";
       };
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ in
 
     environment.mate.excludePackages = mkOption {
       default = [ ];
-      example = literalExpression "[ pkgs.mate.mate-terminal pkgs.mate.pluma ]";
+      example = literalExpression "[ pkgs.mate-terminal pkgs.pluma ]";
       type = types.listOf types.package;
       description = "Which MATE packages to exclude from the default environment";
     };
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ in
   config = mkMerge [
     (mkIf (cfg.enable || cfg.enableWaylandSession) {
       services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [
-        pkgs.mate.mate-session-manager
+        pkgs.mate-session-manager
       ];
 
       environment.extraInit = lib.optionalString config.services.gnome.gcr-ssh-agent.enable ''
@@ -70,24 +70,58 @@ in
       # Debugging
       environment.sessionVariables.MATE_SESSION_DEBUG = mkIf cfg.debug "1";
 
-      environment.systemPackages = utils.removePackagesByName (
-        pkgs.mate.basePackages
-        ++ pkgs.mate.extraPackages
-        ++ [
-          (pkgs.mate.caja-with-extensions.override {
-            extensions = cfg.extraCajaExtensions;
-          })
-          (pkgs.mate.mate-panel-with-applets.override {
-            applets = cfg.extraPanelApplets;
-          })
-          pkgs.desktop-file-utils
-          pkgs.glib
-          pkgs.gtk3.out
-          pkgs.shared-mime-info
-          pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
-          pkgs.yelp # for 'Contents' in 'Help' menus
-        ]
-      ) config.environment.mate.excludePackages;
+      environment.systemPackages = utils.removePackagesByName (with pkgs; [
+        # Base packages.
+        libmatekbd
+        libmatemixer
+        libmateweather
+        marco
+        mate-common
+        mate-control-center
+        mate-desktop
+        mate-icon-theme
+        mate-menus
+        mate-notification-daemon
+        mate-polkit
+        mate-session-manager
+        mate-settings-daemon
+        mate-settings-daemon-wrapped
+        mate-themes
+
+        # Extra packages.
+        atril
+        caja-extensions # for caja-sendto
+        engrampa
+        eom
+        mate-applets
+        mate-backgrounds
+        mate-calc
+        mate-indicator-applet
+        mate-media
+        mate-netbook
+        mate-power-manager
+        mate-screensaver
+        mate-system-monitor
+        mate-terminal
+        mate-user-guide
+        # mate-user-share
+        mate-utils
+        mozo
+        pluma
+
+        (caja-with-extensions.override {
+          extensions = cfg.extraCajaExtensions;
+        })
+        (mate-panel-with-applets.override {
+          applets = cfg.extraPanelApplets;
+        })
+        desktop-file-utils
+        glib
+        gtk3.out
+        shared-mime-info
+        xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+        yelp # for 'Contents' in 'Help' menus
+      ]) config.environment.mate.excludePackages;
 
       programs.dconf.enable = true;
       # Shell integration for VTE terminals
@@ -101,24 +135,24 @@ in
       services.gnome.glib-networking.enable = true;
       services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
       services.gnome.gcr-ssh-agent.enable = mkDefault true;
-      services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.mate.mate-settings-daemon ];
+      services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.mate-settings-daemon ];
       services.gvfs.enable = true;
       services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
       services.libinput.enable = mkDefault true;
 
       security.pam.services.mate-screensaver.unixAuth = true;
 
-      xdg.portal.configPackages = mkDefault [ pkgs.mate.mate-desktop ];
+      xdg.portal.configPackages = mkDefault [ pkgs.mate-desktop ];
 
       environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share" ];
     })
     (mkIf cfg.enableWaylandSession {
       programs.wayfire.enable = true;
 
-      environment.sessionVariables.NIX_GSETTINGS_OVERRIDES_DIR = "${pkgs.mate.mate-gsettings-overrides}/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides/glib-2.0/schemas";
+      environment.sessionVariables.NIX_GSETTINGS_OVERRIDES_DIR = "${pkgs.mate-gsettings-overrides}/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides/glib-2.0/schemas";
 
-      environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.mate.mate-wayland-session ];
-      services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [ pkgs.mate.mate-wayland-session ];
+      environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.mate-wayland-session ];
+      services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [ pkgs.mate-wayland-session ];
     })
   ];
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/mate-wayland.nix b/nixos/tests/mate-wayland.nix
index b5856facd2ac..ad293cef9e9d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/mate-wayland.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/mate-wayland.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
           cmd = "xargs --null --max-args=1 echo < /proc/$(pgrep -xf mate-panel)/environ"
           machine.succeed(f"{cmd} | grep 'XDG_SESSION_TYPE' | grep 'wayland'")
           machine.succeed(f"{cmd} | grep 'XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP' | grep 'MATE'")
-          machine.succeed(f"{cmd} | grep 'MATE_PANEL_APPLETS_DIR' | grep '${pkgs.mate.mate-panel-with-applets.pname}'")
+          machine.succeed(f"{cmd} | grep 'MATE_PANEL_APPLETS_DIR' | grep '${pkgs.mate-panel-with-applets.pname}'")
           # From the nixos/mate module
           machine.succeed(f"{cmd} | grep 'SSH_AUTH_SOCK' | grep 'gcr'")
 
diff --git a/nixos/tests/mate.nix b/nixos/tests/mate.nix
index 81948d5a1ae1..f25dda0b92d6 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/mate.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       with subtest("Check if various environment variables are set"):
           machine.succeed("xargs --null --max-args=1 echo < /proc/$(pgrep -xf marco)/environ | grep 'XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP' | grep 'MATE'")
           # From mate-panel-with-applets packaging
-          machine.succeed("xargs --null --max-args=1 echo < /proc/$(pgrep -xf mate-panel)/environ | grep 'MATE_PANEL_APPLETS_DIR' | grep '${pkgs.mate.mate-panel-with-applets.pname}'")
+          machine.succeed("xargs --null --max-args=1 echo < /proc/$(pgrep -xf mate-panel)/environ | grep 'MATE_PANEL_APPLETS_DIR' | grep '${pkgs.mate-panel-with-applets.pname}'")
           # From the nixos/mate module
           machine.succeed("xargs --null --max-args=1 echo < /proc/$(pgrep -xf mate-panel)/environ | grep 'SSH_AUTH_SOCK' | grep 'gcr'")
 
diff --git a/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix b/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
index 2af1cbe518ba..68f265fa0286 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ let
 
     lxterminal.pkg = p: p.lxterminal;
 
-    mate-terminal.pkg = p: p.mate.mate-terminal;
+    mate-terminal.pkg = p: p.mate-terminal;
     mate-terminal.cmd = "SHELL=$command mate-terminal --disable-factory"; # factory mode uses dbus, and we don't have a proper dbus session set up
 
     mlterm.pkg = p: p.mlterm;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/at/atril/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/at/atril/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-display/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-display/package.nix
index 18afb05894a3..83adddf1ae61 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-display/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-display/package.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   librda,
   libsForQt5,
   lomiri,
-  mate,
+  marco,
+  mate-settings-daemon,
   pkg-config,
   properties-cpp,
   python3,
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     lomiri-schemas # lomiri schema
   ])
   ++ [
-    mate.marco # marco schema
-    mate.mate-settings-daemon # mate mouse schema
+    marco # marco schema
+    mate-settings-daemon # mate mouse schema
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-session/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-session/package.nix
index d674cf3b76cb..39a05c6e5d03 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-session/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ay/ayatana-indicator-session/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   libayatana-common,
   librda,
   lomiri,
-  mate,
+  mate-settings-daemon,
   pkg-config,
   systemd,
   wrapGAppsHook3,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # is there a better way to give it access to DE-specific schemas as needed?
     # https://github.com/AyatanaIndicators/ayatana-indicator-session/blob/88846bad7ee0aa8e0bb122816d06f9bc887eb464/src/service.c#L1387-L1413
     gnome-settings-daemon
-    mate.mate-settings-daemon
+    mate-settings-daemon
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ dbus ];
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/fix-cli-paths.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-dropbox/fix-cli-paths.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/fix-cli-paths.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-dropbox/fix-cli-paths.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-dropbox/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-dropbox/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-extensions/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-extensions/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/with-extensions.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-with-extensions/package.nix
similarity index 96%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/with-extensions.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-with-extensions/package.nix
index 30724613c9d3..43034921a6de 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/with-extensions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja-with-extensions/package.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   lndir,
   caja,
-  cajaExtensions,
+  caja-extensions,
   extensions ? [ ],
   useDefaultExtensions ? true,
 }:
 
 let
-  selectedExtensions = extensions ++ (lib.optionals useDefaultExtensions cajaExtensions);
+  selectedExtensions = extensions ++ (lib.optionals useDefaultExtensions [ caja-extensions ]);
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "${caja.pname}-with-extensions";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/caja/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ca/caja/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/en/engrampa/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/en/engrampa/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/eo/eom/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/eo/eom/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmatekbd/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/li/libmatekbd/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmatemixer/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/li/libmatemixer/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/libsoup_3_support.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmateweather/libsoup_3_support.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/libsoup_3_support.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/li/libmateweather/libsoup_3_support.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmateweather/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/li/libmateweather/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/marco/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/marco/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-applets/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-applets/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-backgrounds/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-backgrounds/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-calc/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-calc/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-common/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-common/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-control-center/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-control-center/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-desktop/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-desktop/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-gsettings-overrides/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-gsettings-overrides/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-gsettings-overrides/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-icon-theme-faenza/package.nix
similarity index 96%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-icon-theme-faenza/package.nix
index 8e87c6fc1c88..db4db4b498b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-icon-theme-faenza/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   fetchurl,
   autoreconfHook,
   gtk3,
-  mate,
+  mate-icon-theme,
   hicolor-icon-theme,
   gitUpdater,
 }:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    mate.mate-icon-theme
+    mate-icon-theme
     hicolor-icon-theme
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-icon-theme/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-icon-theme/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-indicator-applet/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-indicator-applet/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-media/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-media/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-menus/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-menus/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-netbook/package.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-netbook/package.nix
index 19d330f53c6c..af7d45dee75f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-netbook/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   libwnck,
   libfakekey,
   libxtst,
-  mate,
+  mate-panel,
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   gitUpdater,
 }:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libwnck
     libfakekey
     libxtst
-    mate.mate-panel
+    mate-panel
   ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-notification-daemon/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-notification-daemon/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/with-applets.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-panel-with-applets/package.nix
similarity index 74%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/with-applets.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-panel-with-applets/package.nix
index b63e6d7a886b..f82cecaef779 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/with-applets.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-panel-with-applets/package.nix
@@ -5,14 +5,32 @@
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   lndir,
   marco,
+  mate-applets,
+  mate-indicator-applet,
+  mate-netbook,
+  mate-notification-daemon,
+  mate-media,
   mate-panel,
-  panelApplets,
+  mate-power-manager,
+  mate-sensors-applet,
+  mate-utils,
   applets ? [ ],
   useDefaultApplets ? true,
 }:
 
 let
-  selectedApplets = applets ++ (lib.optionals useDefaultApplets panelApplets);
+  selectedApplets =
+    applets
+    ++ (lib.optionals useDefaultApplets [
+      mate-applets
+      mate-indicator-applet
+      mate-netbook
+      mate-notification-daemon
+      mate-media
+      mate-power-manager
+      mate-sensors-applet
+      mate-utils
+    ]);
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "${mate-panel.pname}-with-applets";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-panel/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-panel/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-polkit/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-polkit/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-power-manager/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-power-manager/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-screensaver/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-screensaver/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-sensors-applet/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-sensors-applet/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-session-manager/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-session-manager/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-settings-daemon-wrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-settings-daemon-wrapped/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ae3080c5416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-settings-daemon-wrapped/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  stdenv,
+  mate-control-center,
+  mate-settings-daemon,
+  glib,
+  wrapGAppsHook3,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "${mate-settings-daemon.pname}-wrapped";
+  inherit (mate-settings-daemon) version outputs;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    wrapGAppsHook3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    mate-control-center
+  ];
+
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/etc/xdg/autostart
+    cp ${mate-settings-daemon}/etc/xdg/autostart/mate-settings-daemon.desktop $out/etc/xdg/autostart
+
+    mkdir -p $out/share/man
+    cp -r ${mate-settings-daemon.man}/share/man/* $out/share/man/
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/libexec
+    makeWrapper ${mate-settings-daemon}/libexec/mate-settings-daemon $out/libexec/mate-settings-daemon \
+      "''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}"
+    substituteInPlace $out/etc/xdg/autostart/mate-settings-daemon.desktop \
+      --replace-fail "${mate-settings-daemon}/libexec/mate-settings-daemon" "$out/libexec/mate-settings-daemon"
+  '';
+
+  meta = mate-settings-daemon.meta // {
+    priority = -10;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-settings-daemon/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-settings-daemon/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-system-monitor/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-system-monitor/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-terminal/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-terminal/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-themes/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-themes/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-tweak/package.nix
similarity index 91%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-tweak/package.nix
index f7225cf363d0..63cc32afbd25 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-tweak/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   python3Packages,
   intltool,
-  mate,
+  mate-applets,
+  mate-panel,
+  marco,
+  libmatekbd,
+  mate-session-manager,
   libnotify,
   gtk3,
   gdk-pixbuf,
@@ -37,11 +41,11 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     gdk-pixbuf
     libnotify
     glib
-    mate.mate-applets
-    mate.mate-panel
-    mate.marco
-    mate.libmatekbd
-    mate.mate-session-manager
+    mate-applets
+    mate-panel
+    marco
+    libmatekbd
+    mate-session-manager
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-user-guide/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-user-guide/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-user-share/package.nix
similarity index 99%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-user-share/package.nix
index 3df42a10b273..f3e0b3846e5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-user-share/package.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   libcanberra-gtk3,
   apacheHttpdPackages,
   hicolor-icon-theme,
-  mate,
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   gitUpdater,
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-utils/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-utils/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-wayland-session/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-wayland-session/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-wayland-session/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-wayland-session/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mo/mozo/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/mo/mozo/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pl/plata-theme/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pl/plata-theme/package.nix
index 23a82e148f61..fb7d678b14f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pl/plata-theme/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pl/plata-theme/package.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   xfceSupport ? true,
   mateSupport ? true,
   gtk3,
-  mate,
+  marco,
   gtkNextSupport ? false,
   plankSupport ? false,
   steamSupport ? false,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals mateSupport [
     gtk3
-    mate.marco
+    marco
   ]
   ++ lib.optional telegramSupport zip;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pl/pluma/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/pl/pluma/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/py/python-caja/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/py/python-caja/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/th/themechanger/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/th/themechanger/package.nix
index 130bb9ef0ff3..9f35e962288a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/th/themechanger/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/th/themechanger/package.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   glib,
   gnome,
   gtk3,
-  mate,
+  mate-desktop,
+  mate-settings-daemon,
   python3,
   gsettings-desktop-schemas,
   python3Packages,
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     glib
     gnome.nixos-gsettings-overrides
     gtk3
-    mate.mate-desktop
-    mate.mate-settings-daemon
+    mate-desktop
+    mate-settings-daemon
     python3
     gsettings-desktop-schemas
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xa/xapp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xa/xapp/package.nix
index c18b94a9f468..f22a5048769f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xa/xapp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xa/xapp/package.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   file,
   inxi,
-  mate,
+  mate-panel,
   dbus,
   libdbusmenu-gtk3,
 }:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gdk-pixbuf
     libxkbfile
     python3.pkgs.pygobject3 # for .pc file
-    mate.mate-panel # for gobject-introspection
+    mate-panel # for gobject-introspection
     dbus
     libdbusmenu-gtk3
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-desktop-portal-xapp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-desktop-portal-xapp/package.nix
index ca9dc42fcfce..5fcaf5502746 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-desktop-portal-xapp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xd/xdg-desktop-portal-xapp/package.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   glib,
   gtk3,
   gsettings-desktop-schemas,
-  mate,
+  mate-desktop,
   xapp,
   xdg-desktop-portal,
 }:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     glib
     gtk3
     gsettings-desktop-schemas # org.gnome.system.location
-    mate.mate-desktop # org.mate.background
+    mate-desktop # org.mate.background
     xapp # org.x.apps.portal
     xdg-desktop-portal
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmonad_log_applet/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmonad_log_applet/package.nix
index 35ee0988a8f2..6a134e91ebe5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmonad_log_applet/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmonad_log_applet/package.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   gtk2,
   gtk3,
   gnome-panel,
-  mate,
+  mate-panel,
   libxfce4util,
   xfce4-panel,
 }:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals (desktopSupport == "mate") [
     gtk3
-    mate.mate-panel
+    mate-panel
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals (desktopSupport == "xfce4") [
     gtk2
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 1ba36fe6051d..c3c23f04600b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
@@ -1,124 +1,63 @@
-{ pkgs, lib }:
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  config,
+}:
 
-let
-  packages =
-    self: with self; {
+lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (
+  self:
+  { }
+  // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
+    basePackages = throw "‘mate.basePackages’ was removed. Please list the packages you need explicitly"; # Added on 2026-02-14
+    cajaExtensions = throw "‘mate.cajaExtensions’ was removed. Please list the extensions you need explicitly"; # Added on 2026-02-14
+    extraPackages = throw "‘mate.extraPackages’ was removed. Please list the packages you need explicitly"; # Added on 2026-02-14
+    mateUpdateScript = throw "‘mate.mateUpdateScript’ was removed. Please use ‘pkgs.gitUpdater’ directly"; # Added on 2026-02-14
+    panelApplets = throw "‘mate.panelApplets’ was removed. Please list the applets you need explicitly"; # Added on 2026-02-14
 
-      # Update script tailored to mate packages from git repository
-      mateUpdateScript =
-        {
-          pname,
-          odd-unstable ? true,
-          rev-prefix ? "v",
-          url ? null,
-        }:
-        pkgs.gitUpdater {
-          inherit odd-unstable rev-prefix;
-          url = if url == null then "https://git.mate-desktop.org/${pname}" else url;
-        };
-
-      atril = callPackage ./atril { };
-      caja = callPackage ./caja { };
-      caja-dropbox = callPackage ./caja-dropbox { };
-      caja-extensions = callPackage ./caja-extensions { };
-      caja-with-extensions = callPackage ./caja/with-extensions.nix { };
-      engrampa = callPackage ./engrampa { };
-      eom = callPackage ./eom { };
-      libmatekbd = callPackage ./libmatekbd { };
-      libmatemixer = callPackage ./libmatemixer { };
-      libmateweather = callPackage ./libmateweather { };
-      marco = callPackage ./marco { };
-      mate-applets = callPackage ./mate-applets { };
-      mate-backgrounds = callPackage ./mate-backgrounds { };
-      mate-calc = callPackage ./mate-calc { };
-      mate-common = callPackage ./mate-common { };
-      mate-control-center = callPackage ./mate-control-center { };
-      mate-desktop = callPackage ./mate-desktop { };
-      mate-gsettings-overrides = callPackage ./mate-gsettings-overrides { };
-      mate-icon-theme = callPackage ./mate-icon-theme { };
-      mate-icon-theme-faenza = callPackage ./mate-icon-theme-faenza { };
-      mate-indicator-applet = callPackage ./mate-indicator-applet { };
-      mate-media = callPackage ./mate-media { };
-      mate-menus = callPackage ./mate-menus { };
-      mate-netbook = callPackage ./mate-netbook { };
-      mate-notification-daemon = callPackage ./mate-notification-daemon { };
-      mate-panel = callPackage ./mate-panel { };
-      mate-panel-with-applets = callPackage ./mate-panel/with-applets.nix { };
-      mate-polkit = callPackage ./mate-polkit { };
-      mate-power-manager = callPackage ./mate-power-manager { };
-      mate-sensors-applet = callPackage ./mate-sensors-applet { };
-      mate-session-manager = callPackage ./mate-session-manager { };
-      mate-settings-daemon = callPackage ./mate-settings-daemon { };
-      mate-settings-daemon-wrapped = callPackage ./mate-settings-daemon/wrapped.nix { };
-      mate-screensaver = callPackage ./mate-screensaver { };
-      mate-system-monitor = callPackage ./mate-system-monitor { };
-      mate-terminal = callPackage ./mate-terminal { };
-      mate-themes = callPackage ./mate-themes { };
-      mate-tweak = callPackage ./mate-tweak { };
-      mate-user-guide = callPackage ./mate-user-guide { };
-      mate-user-share = callPackage ./mate-user-share { };
-      mate-utils = callPackage ./mate-utils { };
-      mate-wayland-session = callPackage ./mate-wayland-session { };
-      mozo = callPackage ./mozo { };
-      pluma = callPackage ./pluma { };
-      python-caja = callPackage ./python-caja { };
-
-      # Caja and mate-panel are managed in NixOS module.
-      basePackages = [
-        libmatekbd
-        libmatemixer
-        libmateweather
-        marco
-        mate-common
-        mate-control-center
-        mate-desktop
-        mate-icon-theme
-        mate-menus
-        mate-notification-daemon
-        mate-polkit
-        mate-session-manager
-        mate-settings-daemon
-        mate-settings-daemon-wrapped
-        mate-themes
-      ];
-
-      extraPackages = [
-        atril
-        caja-extensions # for caja-sendto
-        engrampa
-        eom
-        mate-applets
-        mate-backgrounds
-        mate-calc
-        mate-indicator-applet
-        mate-media
-        mate-netbook
-        mate-power-manager
-        mate-screensaver
-        mate-system-monitor
-        mate-terminal
-        mate-user-guide
-        # mate-user-share
-        mate-utils
-        mozo
-        pluma
-      ];
-
-      cajaExtensions = [
-        caja-extensions
-      ];
-
-      panelApplets = [
-        mate-applets
-        mate-indicator-applet
-        mate-netbook
-        mate-notification-daemon
-        mate-media
-        mate-power-manager
-        mate-sensors-applet
-        mate-utils
-      ];
-    };
-
-in
-lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope packages
+    atril = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.atril’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.atril’ directly" pkgs.atril; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    engrampa = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.engrampa’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.engrampa’ directly" pkgs.engrampa; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    eom = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.eom’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.eom’ directly" pkgs.eom; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    libmatekbd = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.libmatekbd’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.libmatekbd’ directly" pkgs.libmatekbd; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    libmatemixer = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.libmatemixer’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.libmatemixer’ directly" pkgs.libmatemixer; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    libmateweather = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.libmateweather’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.libmateweather’ directly" pkgs.libmateweather; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    marco = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.marco’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.marco’ directly" pkgs.marco; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-applets = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-applets’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-applets’ directly" pkgs.mate-applets; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-backgrounds = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-backgrounds’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-backgrounds’ directly" pkgs.mate-backgrounds; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-calc = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-calc’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-calc’ directly" pkgs.mate-calc; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-common = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-common’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-common’ directly" pkgs.mate-common; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-control-center = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-control-center’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-control-center’ directly" pkgs.mate-control-center; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-desktop = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-desktop’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-desktop’ directly" pkgs.mate-desktop; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-gsettings-overrides = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-gsettings-overrides’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-gsettings-overrides’ directly" pkgs.mate-gsettings-overrides; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-icon-theme = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-icon-theme’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-icon-theme’ directly" pkgs.mate-icon-theme; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-icon-theme-faenza = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-icon-theme-faenza’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-icon-theme-faenza’ directly" pkgs.mate-icon-theme-faenza; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-indicator-applet = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-indicator-applet’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-indicator-applet’ directly" pkgs.mate-indicator-applet; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-media = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-media’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-media’ directly" pkgs.mate-media; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-menus = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-menus’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-menus’ directly" pkgs.mate-menus; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-netbook = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-netbook’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-netbook’ directly" pkgs.mate-netbook; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-notification-daemon = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-notification-daemon’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-notification-daemon’ directly" pkgs.mate-notification-daemon; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-polkit = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-polkit’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-polkit’ directly" pkgs.mate-polkit; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-power-manager = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-power-manager’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-power-manager’ directly" pkgs.mate-power-manager; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-screensaver = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-screensaver’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-screensaver’ directly" pkgs.mate-screensaver; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-sensors-applet = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-sensors-applet’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-sensors-applet’ directly" pkgs.mate-sensors-applet; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-session-manager = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-session-manager’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-session-manager’ directly" pkgs.mate-session-manager; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-system-monitor = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-system-monitor’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-system-monitor’ directly" pkgs.mate-system-monitor; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-terminal = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-terminal’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-terminal’ directly" pkgs.mate-terminal; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-themes = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-themes’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-themes’ directly" pkgs.mate-themes; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-tweak = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-tweak’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-tweak’ directly" pkgs.mate-tweak; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-user-guide = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-user-guide’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-user-guide’ directly" pkgs.mate-user-guide; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-user-share = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-user-share’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-user-share’ directly" pkgs.mate-user-share; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-utils = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-utils’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-utils’ directly" pkgs.mate-utils; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-wayland-session = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-wayland-session’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-wayland-session’ directly" pkgs.mate-wayland-session; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mozo = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mozo’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mozo’ directly" pkgs.mozo; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    pluma = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.pluma’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.pluma’ directly" pkgs.pluma; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    python-caja = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.python-caja’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.python-caja’ directly" pkgs.python-caja; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    caja-dropbox = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.caja-dropbox’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.caja-dropbox’ directly" pkgs.caja-dropbox; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    caja-extensions = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.caja-extensions’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.caja-extensions’ directly" pkgs.caja-extensions; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    caja = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.caja’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.caja’ directly" pkgs.caja; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    caja-with-extensions = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.caja-with-extensions’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.caja-with-extensions’ directly" pkgs.caja-with-extensions; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-panel = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-panel’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-panel’ directly" pkgs.mate-panel; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-panel-with-applets = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-panel-with-applets’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-panel-with-applets’ directly" pkgs.mate-panel-with-applets; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-settings-daemon = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-settings-daemon’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-settings-daemon’ directly" pkgs.mate-settings-daemon; # Added on 2026-02-08
+    mate-settings-daemon-wrapped = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-settings-daemon-wrapped’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-settings-daemon-wrapped’ directly" pkgs.mate-settings-daemon-wrapped; # Added on 2026-02-08
+  }
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/wrapped.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/wrapped.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 097f429460c2..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/wrapped.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-  stdenv,
-  mate,
-  glib,
-  wrapGAppsHook3,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "${mate.mate-settings-daemon.pname}-wrapped";
-  inherit (mate.mate-settings-daemon) version outputs;
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    wrapGAppsHook3
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib
-    mate.mate-control-center
-  ];
-
-  dontWrapGApps = true;
-
-  dontUnpack = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/etc/xdg/autostart
-    cp ${mate.mate-settings-daemon}/etc/xdg/autostart/mate-settings-daemon.desktop $out/etc/xdg/autostart
-
-    mkdir -p $out/share/man
-    cp -r ${mate.mate-settings-daemon.man}/share/man/* $out/share/man/
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/libexec
-    makeWrapper ${mate.mate-settings-daemon}/libexec/mate-settings-daemon $out/libexec/mate-settings-daemon \
-      "''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}"
-    substituteInPlace $out/etc/xdg/autostart/mate-settings-daemon.desktop \
-      --replace-fail "${mate.mate-settings-daemon}/libexec/mate-settings-daemon" "$out/libexec/mate-settings-daemon"
-  '';
-
-  meta = mate.mate-settings-daemon.meta // {
-    priority = -10;
-  };
-}