diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kube3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kube3d/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3d/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 65494772797f..76236044d69c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -769,7 +769,9 @@ mapAliases ({
 
   ### K ###
 
-  k3d = throw "k3d has been removed because it was broken and has seen no release since 2016"; # Added 2022-01-04
+  # k3d was a 3d editing software k-3d - "k3d has been removed because it was broken and has seen no release since 2016" Added 2022-01-04
+  # now kube3d/k3d will take it's place
+  kube3d = k3d; # Added 2022-0705
   k9copy = throw "k9copy has been removed from nixpkgs, as there is no upstream activity"; # Added 2020-11-06
   kafkacat = kcat; # Added 2021-10-07
   kbdKeymaps = throw "kbdKeymaps is not needed anymore since dvp and neo are now part of kbd"; # Added 2021-04-11
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 218711f3c596..6413a4cd5ed7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -40104,7 +40104,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dapper = callPackage ../development/tools/dapper { };
 
-  kube3d =  callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/kube3d {
+  k3d = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/k3d {
     buildGoModule = buildGo118Module; # tests fail with 1.19
   };