diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtkclient/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtkclient/package.nix
index 1fcd05b68974..e6e67a53a8eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtkclient/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtkclient/package.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 {
   lib,
+  copyDesktopItems,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  gcc-arm-embedded,
+  makeDesktopItem,
   python3Packages,
+  udevCheckHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mtkclient";
-  version = "2.1.2";
+  version = "2.1.4.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bkerler";
     repo = "mtkclient";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-mbfuOYJvwHfDvjTtAgMBLi7REIRRcJ9bhkY5oVjxCAM=";
+    hash = "sha256-8Y9tyw+dmhhc4tFo3slr4wQIPXIrmIk/wuCK4aM6oLY=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ python3Packages.hatchling ];
@@ -29,10 +33,38 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     shiboken6
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    udevCheckHook
+    copyDesktopItems
+
+    # Dependencies for stage1 kamakiri payloads
+    gcc-arm-embedded
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mtkclient" ];
 
-  # Note: No need to install mtkclient udev rules, 50-android.rules is covered by
+  # Build on-device payloads from source before assembling into a python package.
+  preBuild = ''
+    make -C src/stage1
+  '';
+
+  # Note: No need to install other mtkclient udev rules, 50-android.rules is covered by
   #       systemd 258 or newer and 51-edl.rules only applies to Qualcomm (i.e. not MTK).
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm444 Setup/Linux/52-mtk.rules -t $out/lib/udev/rules.d
+  '';
+
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "mtkclient";
+      desktopName = "MTKClient";
+      comment = "Mediatek Flash and Repair Utility";
+      exec = "mtk_gui";
+      categories = [
+        "Development"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "MTK reverse engineering and flash tool";