diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/ibus.patch b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/ibus.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5ac4b25087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/ibus.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: plasma-desktop-5.8.5/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- plasma-desktop-5.8.5.orig/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
++++ plasma-desktop-5.8.5/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
+@@ -185,21 +185,5 @@ bool XkbHelper::initializeKeyboardLayout
+ 
+ bool XkbHelper::preInitialize()
+ {
+-    // stop ibus so it does not mess with our layouts, we can remove this when we integrate IM into keyboard module
+-
+-    QString ibusExe = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("ibus"));
+-    if( ibusExe.isEmpty() ) {
+-        return 0;
+-    }
+-
+-    KProcess ibusProcess;
+-    ibusProcess << ibusExe << QStringLiteral("exit");
+-    ibusProcess.setOutputChannelMode(KProcess::SeparateChannels);
+-    int res = ibusProcess.execute();
+-
+-    if( res == 0 ) {
+-        qCWarning(KCM_KEYBOARD) << "ibus successfully stopped";
+-    }
+-
+     return 0;
+ }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/series b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/series
index 6334deb7d97..36778cd1c56 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/series
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-5/plasma/plasma-desktop/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 qml-import-paths.patch
 hwclock-path.patch
 tzdir.patch
+ibus.patch