diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/0001-Build-with-Meson.patch b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/0001-Build-with-Meson.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a0b3812450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/0001-Build-with-Meson.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+From f728ac670d8f6bb7600a007d92034b711471fab6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: worldofpeace <worldofpeace@protonmail.ch>
+Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:06:20 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Build with Meson
+
+Has the following meson build options:
+* default-wallpaper
+* plank-dockitems
+* default-gsettings-overrides
+
+All default to true.
+
+We also split the default-settings gsettings override into another that
+only sets plank's default dockitems. This is installed when plank-dockitems
+is true. We need to have this because those settings are dependent on
+those dockitems actually being installed and we have it optional.
+---
+ accountsservice/create-symlink.py             |  24 ++++++
+ accountsservice/meson.build                   |  25 ++++++
+ .../appcenter.blacklist                       |   0
+ .../default-testpage.pdf                      | Bin
+ settings.ini => gtk/settings.ini              |   0
+ .inputrc => inputrc/.inputrc                  |   0
+ meson.build                                   |  79 ++++++++++++++++++
+ meson/post_install.py                         |  12 +++
+ meson_options.txt                             |  14 ++++
+ ...e => default-settings.gschema.override.in} |   3 +-
+ overrides/meson.build                         |  21 +++++
+ overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override    |   2 +
+ .../sessioninstaller.desktop                  |   0
+ 13 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 accountsservice/create-symlink.py
+ create mode 100644 accountsservice/meson.build
+ rename appcenter.blacklist => appcenter/appcenter.blacklist (100%)
+ rename default-testpage.pdf => cups/default-testpage.pdf (100%)
+ rename settings.ini => gtk/settings.ini (100%)
+ rename .inputrc => inputrc/.inputrc (100%)
+ create mode 100644 meson.build
+ create mode 100755 meson/post_install.py
+ create mode 100644 meson_options.txt
+ rename overrides/{default-settings.gschema.override => default-settings.gschema.override.in} (92%)
+ create mode 100644 overrides/meson.build
+ create mode 100644 overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
+ rename sessioninstaller.desktop => sessioninstaller/sessioninstaller.desktop (100%)
+
+diff --git a/accountsservice/create-symlink.py b/accountsservice/create-symlink.py
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..e502134
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/accountsservice/create-symlink.py
+@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
++
++import os
++import sys
++
++if len(sys.argv) < 3:
++    print('Usage: create-symlink.py SOURCE DESTINATION')
++    sys.exit(1)
++
++src = sys.argv[1]
++dest = sys.argv[2]
++
++if 'MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX' in os.environ:
++    src = os.path.join(os.environ['MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX'], src)
++    dest = os.path.join(os.environ['MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX'], dest)
++
++if os.path.isabs(src):
++    src = os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(dest)))
++
++if not os.path.exists(dest):
++    print('Creating symbolic link: ' + dest + ' -> ' + src)
++    if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(dest)):
++        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dest))
++    os.symlink(src, dest)
+diff --git a/accountsservice/meson.build b/accountsservice/meson.build
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..6d18459
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/accountsservice/meson.build
+@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
++dbus_dep = dependency('dbus-1')
++dbus_interfaces_dir = dbus_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('interfaces_dir', define_variable: ['datadir', datadir])
++
++install_data(
++    'io.elementary.pantheon.AccountsService.xml',
++    install_dir: dbus_interfaces_dir
++)
++
++
++polkit_dep = dependency('polkit-gobject-1')
++polkit_actiondir = polkit_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('actiondir', define_variable: ['prefix', prefix])
++
++install_data(
++    'io.elementary.pantheon.AccountsService.policy',
++    install_dir: polkit_actiondir
++)
++
++act_dep = dependency('accountsservice')
++act_interfacesdir = act_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('interfacesdir', define_variable: ['datadir', datadir])
++
++meson.add_install_script(
++    'create-symlink.py',
++    join_paths(dbus_interfaces_dir, 'io.elementary.pantheon.AccountsService.xml'),
++    join_paths(act_interfacesdir, 'io.elementary.pantheon.AccountsService.xml'),
++)
+diff --git a/appcenter.blacklist b/appcenter/appcenter.blacklist
+similarity index 100%
+rename from appcenter.blacklist
+rename to appcenter/appcenter.blacklist
+diff --git a/default-testpage.pdf b/cups/default-testpage.pdf
+similarity index 100%
+rename from default-testpage.pdf
+rename to cups/default-testpage.pdf
+diff --git a/settings.ini b/gtk/settings.ini
+similarity index 100%
+rename from settings.ini
+rename to gtk/settings.ini
+diff --git a/.inputrc b/inputrc/.inputrc
+similarity index 100%
+rename from .inputrc
+rename to inputrc/.inputrc
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..7740a34
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
++project(
++    'elementary-default-settings',
++    version: '5.1.0',
++    default_options: 'sysconfdir=/etc',
++)
++
++prefix = get_option('prefix')
++datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
++sysconfdir = get_option('sysconfdir')
++
++meson.add_install_script('meson/post_install.py', datadir)
++
++# Planks Default DockItems
++if get_option('plank-dockitems')
++    install_subdir(
++        'plank',
++        install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'skel', '.config')
++    )
++endif
++
++# Setup system wide global environment for applications
++install_subdir(
++    'profile.d',
++    install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'profile.d'),
++    strip_directory : true
++)
++
++# elementary Plymouth Theme
++install_subdir(
++    'plymouth/elementary',
++    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'plymouth', 'themes')
++)
++
++install_data(
++    'plymouth/ubuntu-text.plymouth',
++    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'plymouth', 'themes')
++)
++
++# Sudo password feedback in terminals
++install_data(
++    'sudoers.d/pwfeedback',
++    install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'sudoers.d')
++)
++
++# CUPS Printing testpage
++install_data(
++    'cups/default-testpage.pdf',
++    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'cups', 'data')
++)
++
++# GTK3 Settings
++install_data(
++    'gtk/settings.ini',
++    install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'gtk-3.0')
++)
++
++# So SessionInstaller can have an Icon
++install_data(
++    'sessioninstaller/sessioninstaller.desktop',
++    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'applications')
++)
++
++# Default Appcenter Blacklist
++install_data(
++    'appcenter/appcenter.blacklist',
++    install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'appcenter')
++)
++
++# Configuration file of GNU readline
++install_data(
++    'inputrc/.inputrc',
++    install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'skel')
++)
++
++# Default gsettings overrides
++subdir('overrides')
++
++# AccountsService extension for Greeter.
++subdir('accountsservice')
+diff --git a/meson/post_install.py b/meson/post_install.py
+new file mode 100755
+index 0000000..c6b5617
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/meson/post_install.py
+@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
++#!/usr/bin/env python3
++
++import os
++import sys
++import subprocess
++
++if 'DESTDIR' not in os.environ:
++    default_settings_datadir = sys.argv[1]
++
++    print('Compiling GSettings schemas...')
++    subprocess.call(['glib-compile-schemas',
++                    os.path.join(default_settings_datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')])
+diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..8fd19ba
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/meson_options.txt
+@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++option('default-wallpaper',
++       type: 'string',
++       value: '/usr/share/backgrounds/elementaryos-default',
++       description: 'Path to default wallpaper to use in Pantheon.')
++
++option('plank-dockitems',
++       type: 'boolean',
++       value: true,
++       description: 'Install default Pantheon Plank dockitems')
++
++option('default-gsettings-overrides',
++       type: 'boolean',
++       value: true,
++       description: 'Install default Pantheon GSettings Overrides')
+diff --git a/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override b/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override.in
+similarity index 92%
+rename from overrides/default-settings.gschema.override
+rename to overrides/default-settings.gschema.override.in
+index 1aef29c..69d272b 100644
+--- a/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override
++++ b/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override.in
+@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
+ [net.launchpad.plank.dock.settings]
+-dock-items=['gala-multitaskingview.dockitem','org.gnome.Epiphany.dockitem','org.pantheon.mail.dockitem','io.elementary.calendar.dockitem','io.elementary.music.dockitem','io.elementary.videos.dockitem','io.elementary.photos.dockitem','io.elementary.switchboard.dockitem','io.elementary.appcenter.dockitem']
+ hide-delay=250
+ hide-mode='window-dodge'
+ show-dock-item=false
+@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ triggers=['<Control>space']
+ [org.gnome.desktop.background]
+ draw-background=true
+ picture-options='zoom'
+-picture-uri='file:///usr/share/backgrounds/elementaryos-default'
++picture-uri='file://@DEFAULT_WALLPAPER@'
+ primary-color='#000000'
+ show-desktop-icons=false
+ 
+diff --git a/overrides/meson.build b/overrides/meson.build
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..ad80644
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/overrides/meson.build
+@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
++if get_option('default-gsettings-overrides')
++    default_wallpaper = get_option('default-wallpaper')
++
++    wallpaper_configuration = configuration_data()
++    wallpaper_configuration.set('DEFAULT_WALLPAPER', default_wallpaper)
++
++    settings_override = configure_file(
++        input: 'default-settings.gschema.override.in',
++        output: '@BASENAME@',
++        configuration: wallpaper_configuration,
++        install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')
++    )
++endif
++
++# Install conditionally because it's dependent on our dockitems being installed
++if get_option('plank-dockitems')
++    install_data(
++        'plank-dockitems.gschema.override',
++        install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')
++    )
++endif
+diff --git a/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override b/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..72b38d4
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
+@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++[net.launchpad.plank.dock.settings]
++dock-items=['gala-multitaskingview.dockitem','org.gnome.Epiphany.dockitem','org.pantheon.mail.dockitem','io.elementary.calendar.dockitem','io.elementary.music.dockitem','io.elementary.videos.dockitem','io.elementary.photos.dockitem','io.elementary.switchboard.dockitem','io.elementary.appcenter.dockitem']
+diff --git a/sessioninstaller.desktop b/sessioninstaller/sessioninstaller.desktop
+similarity index 100%
+rename from sessioninstaller.desktop
+rename to sessioninstaller/sessioninstaller.desktop
+-- 
+2.23.0
+
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/correct-override.patch b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/correct-override.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b2dc835706..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/correct-override.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override b/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override
-index 1aef29c..08de164 100644
---- a/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override
-+++ b/overrides/default-settings.gschema.override
-@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- [net.launchpad.plank.dock.settings]
--dock-items=['gala-multitaskingview.dockitem','org.gnome.Epiphany.dockitem','org.pantheon.mail.dockitem','io.elementary.calendar.dockitem','io.elementary.music.dockitem','io.elementary.videos.dockitem','io.elementary.photos.dockitem','io.elementary.switchboard.dockitem','io.elementary.appcenter.dockitem']
-+dock-items=['gala-multitaskingview.dockitem','org.gnome.Epiphany.dockitem','org.gnome.Geary.dockitem','io.elementary.calendar.dockitem','io.elementary.music.dockitem','io.elementary.videos.dockitem','io.elementary.photos.dockitem','io.elementary.switchboard.dockitem']
- hide-delay=250
- hide-mode='window-dodge'
- show-dock-item=false
-@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ theme='Gtk+'
- [org.freedesktop.ibus.general.hotkey]
- triggers=['<Control>space']
- 
--[org.gnome.desktop.background]
--draw-background=true
--picture-options='zoom'
--picture-uri='file:///usr/share/backgrounds/elementaryos-default'
--primary-color='#000000'
--show-desktop-icons=false
--
- [org.gnome.desktop.datetime]
- automatic-timezone=true
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/default.nix
index a1a69ee303f..f20f1197499 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 { stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pantheon
+, meson
+, ninja
+, nixos-artwork
+, glib
+, pkgconfig
+, dbus
+, polkit
+, accountsservice
+, python3
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "elementary-default-settings";
-  version = "5.1.0";
+  version = "5.1.1";
 
   repoName = "default-settings";
 
@@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "elementary";
     repo = repoName;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0l73py4rr56i4dalb2wh1c6qiwmcjkm0l1j75jp5agcnxldh5wym";
+    sha256 = "10sdy8v34y6bgb3mabwy7k3b5dbqrnab504dvhashpfxr9n9xncy";
   };
 
   passthru = {
@@ -24,24 +33,54 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patches = [
-    ./correct-override.patch
+    # https://github.com/elementary/default-settings/pull/119
+    ./0001-Build-with-Meson.patch
   ];
 
-  dontBuild = true;
-  dontConfigure = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    accountsservice
+    dbus
+    glib # polkit requires
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkgconfig
+    polkit
+    python3
+  ];
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/etc/gtk-3.0
-    cp -av settings.ini $out/etc/gtk-3.0
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "--sysconfdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc"
+    "-Ddefault-wallpaper=${nixos-artwork.wallpapers.simple-dark-gray}/share/artwork/gnome/nix-wallpaper-simple-dark-gray.png"
+    "-Dplank-dockitems=false"
+  ];
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
-    cp -av overrides/default-settings.gschema.override $out/share/glib-2.0/schemas/20-io.elementary.desktop.gschema.override
+  postPatch = ''
+    chmod +x meson/post_install.py
+    patchShebangs meson/post_install.py
+  '';
 
-    mkdir $out/etc/wingpanel.d
-    cp -avr ${./io.elementary.greeter.whitelist} $out/etc/wingpanel.d/io.elementary.greeter.whitelist
+  preInstall = ''
+    # Install our override for plank dockitems.
+    # This is because we don't have Pantheon's mail or Appcenter.
+    # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/58161
+    schema_dir=$out/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+    install -D ${./overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override} $schema_dir/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/elementary/config/plank/dock1
-    cp -avr ${./launchers} $out/share/elementary/config/plank/dock1/launchers
+    # Our launchers that use paths at /run/current-system/sw/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/etc/skel/.config/plank/dock1
+    cp -avr ${./launchers} $out/etc/skel/.config/plank/dock1/launchers
+
+    # Whitelist wingpanel indicators to be used in the greeter
+    # TODO: is this needed or installed upstream?
+    install -D ${./io.elementary.greeter.whitelist} $out/etc/wingpanel.d/io.elementary.greeter.whitelist
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    # https://github.com/elementary/default-settings/issues/55
+    rm -rf $out/share/plymouth
+    rm -rf $out/share/cups
+
+    rm -rf $out/share/applications
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..671448745c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-default-settings/overrides/plank-dockitems.gschema.override
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[net.launchpad.plank.dock.settings]
+dock-items=['gala-multitaskingview.dockitem','org.gnome.Epiphany.dockitem','org.gnome.Geary.dockitem','io.elementary.calendar.dockitem','io.elementary.music.dockitem','io.elementary.videos.dockitem','io.elementary.photos.dockitem','io.elementary.switchboard.dockitem']