diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index ed4c83085e79..66a57940b24d 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ of pulling the upstream container image from Docker Hub. If you want the old beh
 
 - The Bash implementation of the `nixos-rebuild` program is removed. All switchable systems now use the Python rewrite. Any prior usage of `system.rebuild.enableNg` must now be removed. If you have any outstanding issues with the new implementation, please open an issue on GitHub.
 
+- `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 Geary's position in the default favorite apps section has been replaced by GNOME Text Editor.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.
+
 - The `networking.wireless` module has been security hardened: the `wpa_supplicant` daemon now runs under an unprivileged user with restricted access to the system.
 
   As part of these changes, `/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf` has been deprecated: the NixOS-generated configuration file is now linked to `/etc/wpa_supplicant/nixos.conf` and `/etc/wpa_supplicant/imperative.conf` has been added for imperatively configuring `wpa_supplicant` or when using [allowAuxiliaryImperativeNetworks](#opt-networking.wireless.allowAuxiliaryImperativeNetworks).
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index bfad0efc7f65..ac0431411341 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ let
 
   defaultFavoriteAppsOverride = ''
     [org.gnome.shell]
-    favorite-apps=[ 'org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop', 'org.gnome.Geary.desktop', 'org.gnome.Calendar.desktop', 'org.gnome.Music.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop' ]
+    favorite-apps=[ 'org.gnome.Epiphany.desktop', 'org.gnome.Calendar.desktop', 'org.gnome.Music.desktop', 'org.gnome.TextEditor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop' ]
   '';
 
   nixos-background-light = pkgs.nixos-artwork.wallpapers.simple-blue;
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ in
       # Since some of these have a corresponding package, we only
       # enable that program module if the package hasn't been excluded
       # through `environment.gnome.excludePackages`
-      programs.geary.enable = notExcluded pkgs.geary;
       programs.gnome-disks.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome-disk-utility;
       programs.seahorse.enable = notExcluded pkgs.seahorse;
       services.gnome.sushi.enable = notExcluded pkgs.sushi;