diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/default.nix
index d984c4fe61b..8eeea097558 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   kdemultimedia = callPackage ./multimedia { };
   kdenetwork = callPackage ./network { };
   kdeplasma_addons = callPackage ./plasma-addons { };
+  kdesdk = callPackage ./sdk { };
   kdetoys = callPackage ./toys { };
   kdeutils = callPackage ./utils { };
 ### DEVELOPMENT
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b03a1d88595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ kdePackage, binutils, cmake, qt4, perl, libxml2, libxslt, boost, subversion, apr,
+  aprutil , shared_mime_info, hunspell , kdelibs, kdepimlibs, automoc4,
+  kdebindings, strigi, kdebase, libtool, antlr}:
+
+kdePackage {
+  pn = "kdesdk";
+  v = "4.5.0";
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake qt4 perl libxml2 libxslt boost subversion aprutil apr
+    shared_mime_info kdelibs kdepimlibs automoc4 strigi hunspell kdebindings
+    kdebase libtool binutils antlr ];
+
+  patches = [ ./find-svn.patch ];
+
+#cmakeFlags = "-DDISABLE_ALL_OPTIONAL_SUBDIRECTORIES=ON -DBUILD_kioslave=ON";
+  meta = {
+    description = "KDE SDK";
+    longDescription = "Contains various development utilities such as the Umbrello UML modeler and Cerivisia CVS front-end";
+    license = "GPL";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/find-svn.patch b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/find-svn.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61cb49b308f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-4.5/sdk/find-svn.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindSVN.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindSVN.cmake
+index 59bcb96..2eac05d 100644
+--- a/cmake/modules/FindSVN.cmake
++++ b/cmake/modules/FindSVN.cmake
+@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ FIND_PROGRAM(SVNCONFIG_EXECUTABLE NAMES svn-config PATHS
+ FIND_PROGRAM(APRCONFIG_EXECUTABLE NAMES apr-1-config apr-config PATHS
+    /usr/local/apr/bin
+ )
++find_program(APUCONFIG_EXECUTABLE NAMES apu-1-config apu-config PATHS
++   /usr/local/apr/bin
++)
+ 
+ if(SVNCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
+ 
+@@ -56,15 +59,9 @@ else(SVNCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
+       set(SVN_INCLUDES ${SVN_INCLUDES} ${_INCLUDES})
+    else(APRCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
+       FIND_PATH(_INCLUDES apr_pools.h
+-         ${SVN_INCLUDES}/apr-0/
+-         ${SVN_INCLUDES}/apr-1/
+-         ${SVN_INCLUDES}/apr-1.0/
+-         /usr/include/apr-0/
+-         /usr/include/apr-1/
+-         /usr/include/apr-1.0/
+-         /usr/local/include/apr-0/
+-         /usr/local/include/apr-1/
+-         /usr/local/include/apr-1.0/
++         HINTS ${SVN_INCLUDES}
++         PATHS /usr /usr/local
++         SUFFIXES apr-0 apr-1 apr-1.0
+       )
+       if(_INCLUDES)
+          set(SVN_INCLUDES ${SVN_INCLUDES} ${_INCLUDES})
+@@ -72,6 +69,25 @@ else(SVNCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
+          set(SVN_FOUND FALSE) # no apr == can't compile!
+       endif(_INCLUDES)
+    endif(APRCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
++
++   # Use apu-config if it exists
++   if(APUCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
++      EXEC_PROGRAM(${APUCONFIG_EXECUTABLE} ARGS --includes RETURN_VALUE _return_VALUE OUTPUT_VARIABLE _INCLUDES)
++      string(REPLACE "-I" "" _INCLUDES ${_INCLUDES})
++      string(REPLACE " " ";" _INCLUDES ${_INCLUDES})
++      set(SVN_INCLUDES ${SVN_INCLUDES} ${_INCLUDES})
++   else(APUCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
++      FIND_PATH(_INCLUDES apu.h
++         HINTS ${SVN_INCLUDES}
++         PATHS /usr /usr/local
++         SUFFIXES apr-0 apr-1 apr-1.0
++      )
++      if(_INCLUDES)
++         set(SVN_INCLUDES ${SVN_INCLUDES} ${_INCLUDES})
++      else(_INCLUDES)
++         set(SVN_FOUND FALSE) # no apr == can't compile!
++      endif(_INCLUDES)
++   endif(APUCONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
+    FIND_LIBRARY(SVN_LIBRARIES NAMES svn_client-1)
+    if(SVN_LIBRARIES)
+       FIND_LIBRARY(_LIBRARIES NAMES svn_subr-1)