diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/base-workspace/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/base-workspace/default.nix
index 9c4c5ead360..f0c69f788f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/base-workspace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/base-workspace/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , libXi, libXau, libXdmcp, libXtst, libXcomposite, libXdamage, libXScrnSaver
 , lm_sensors, libxklavier, libusb, libpthreadstubs, boost
 , automoc4, strigi, soprano, qimageblitz, akonadi
-, libdbusmenu_qt, libqalculate, pciutils, libraw1394, bluez
+, libdbusmenu_qt, libqalculate, pciutils, libraw1394, bluez, networkmanager
 }:
 
 kde.package {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ kde.package {
     kdepimlibs kdebindings boost libusb libXi libXau libXdmcp libraw1394
     libXcomposite libXdamage libXScrnSaver lm_sensors libxklavier automoc4
     strigi soprano qimageblitz akonadi libpthreadstubs libdbusmenu_qt libqalculate
-    pciutils bluez ];
+    pciutils bluez networkmanager ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "KDE base platform-specific components";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/knetworkmanager/live.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/knetworkmanager/live.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80c7e9335b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/knetworkmanager/live.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, fetchgitrevision, cmake, kdelibs, automoc4, networkmanager, kdebase_workspace
+, repository ? "git://anongit.kde.org/networkmanagement"
+, branch ? "heads/master"
+, rev ? fetchgitrevision repository branch
+, src ? fetchgit {
+    url = repository;
+    rev = rev;
+  }
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "knetwork-manager-${version}";
+  version = "live";
+
+  inherit src;  
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    cmake kdelibs automoc4 networkmanager kdebase_workspace
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://kde.org;
+    description = "KDE systray and plasma applet for network management.";
+    license = licenses.gplv2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [  phreedom ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 60c667ba38b..15daf4ed29d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -820,6 +820,8 @@ let
 
   kismet = callPackage ../applications/networking/sniffers/kismet { };
 
+  knetworkmanager_live = newScope pkgs.kde4 ../tools/networking/knetworkmanager/live.nix { };
+  
   less = callPackage ../tools/misc/less { };
 
   most = callPackage ../tools/misc/most { };