diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fr/francis/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fr/francis/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 173c1ca137a6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fr/francis/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-{ cmake
-, fetchFromGitLab
-, kdePackages
-, lib
-, pkg-config
-, stdenv
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "francis";
-  version = "24.05.0";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitLab {
-    domain = "invent.kde.org";
-    repo = "francis";
-    owner = "utilities";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-mvB01iFvTmGSGaCdvyMOC8BaIgZgyeyRJEra31w04DI=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    kdePackages.kirigami
-    kdePackages.kirigami-addons
-    kdePackages.plasma5support
-    kdePackages.qqc2-desktop-style
-    kdePackages.qtsvg
-    kdePackages.qtwayland
-    kdePackages.wrapQtAppsHook
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    kdePackages.kiconthemes
-    # otherwise buttons are blank on non-kde
-    kdePackages.breeze-icons
-  ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    # fix can't find Qt6QmlCompilerPlusPrivate
-    "-DQT_NO_FIND_QMLSC=TRUE"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Using the well-known pomodoro technique to help you get more productive";
-    homepage = "https://apps.kde.org/francis/";
-    license = with licenses; [ bsd2 bsd3 cc0 lgpl2Plus lgpl21Plus gpl3Plus ];
-    mainProgram = "francis";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ cimm ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/kde/gear/francis/default.nix b/pkgs/kde/gear/francis/default.nix
index f17f21c8ea21..ae319e30209d 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/gear/francis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kde/gear/francis/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 {
   mkKdeDerivation,
+  fetchpatch,
   qtsvg,
 }:
 mkKdeDerivation {
   pname = "francis";
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix linking issue
+    # FIXME: remove in next update
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/francis/-/commit/4d5407a42e4871d66f4de4522fbbf83c35604550.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-p9DVc92e8QBDHwZybVLNzSH8dr0XmRzrnIT45YD9t/Q=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   extraBuildInputs = [qtsvg];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index a498fa95649c..4402b1be133c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   foxitreader = throw "foxitreader has been removed because it had vulnerabilities and was unmaintained"; # added 2023-02-20
   fractal-next = fractal; # added 2023-11-25
   framework-system-tools = framework-tool; # added 2023-12-09
+  francis = kdePackages.francis; # added 2024-07-13
   fritzprofiles = throw "fritzprofiles was removed from nixpkgs, because it was removed as dependency of home-assistant for which it was pacakged."; # added 2024-01-05
   frostwire = throw "frostwire was removed, as it was broken due to reproducibility issues, use `frostwire-bin` package instead."; # added 2024-05-17
   fuse2fs = if stdenv.isLinux then e2fsprogs.fuse2fs else null; # Added 2022-03-27 preserve, reason: convenience, arch has a package named fuse2fs too.