diff --git a/kde-apps/kstars/files/kstars-16.12.3-deps.patch b/kde-apps/kstars/files/kstars-16.12.3-deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..388d6fcc99c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-apps/kstars/files/kstars-16.12.3-deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+commit 04d2414eec38c087b5c53eb3a7af8705aae38b57
+Author: Andreas Sturmlechner <andreas.sturmlechner@gmail.com>
+Date:   Thu Mar 23 23:54:00 2017 +0100
+
+    Qt5Xml is not used
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 09bc76912..35bfcd92c 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
+ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+ 
+ if(BUILD_KSTARS_LITE)
+-    find_package(Qt5 5.7 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick QuickControls2 Xml Svg Sql Network Positioning Concurrent)
++    find_package(Qt5 5.7 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick QuickControls2 Svg Sql Network Positioning Concurrent)
+ else()
+-    find_package(Qt5 5.4 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick Xml Sql Svg Network PrintSupport Concurrent)
++    find_package(Qt5 5.4 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick Sql Svg Network PrintSupport Concurrent)
+ endif()
+ include(ECMInstallIcons)
+ include(ECMAddAppIcon)
diff --git a/kde-apps/kstars/kstars-16.12.3-r1.ebuild b/kde-apps/kstars/kstars-16.12.3-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d24671d587da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kde-apps/kstars/kstars-16.12.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+KDE_HANDBOOK="forceoptional"
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
+inherit kde5 python-single-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Desktop Planetarium"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.kde.org/applications/education/kstars https://edu.kde.org/kstars"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE="fits indi raw wcs xplanet"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="indi? ( fits )"
+
+# TODO: AstrometryNet requires new package
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kconfig)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kconfigwidgets)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kcoreaddons)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kcrash)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep ki18n)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kio)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep knewstuff)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kplotting)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kwidgetsaddons)
+	$(add_frameworks_dep kxmlgui)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtdbus)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtdeclarative)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtgui)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtnetwork)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtprintsupport)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtsql)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtsvg)
+	$(add_qt_dep qtwidgets)
+	sys-libs/zlib
+	fits? ( sci-libs/cfitsio )
+	indi? (
+		$(add_frameworks_dep knotifications)
+		=sci-libs/indilib-1.3*
+	)
+	raw? ( media-libs/libraw:= )
+	wcs? ( sci-astronomy/wcslib )
+	xplanet? ( x11-misc/xplanet )
+"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	$(add_qt_dep qtconcurrent)
+	dev-cpp/eigen:3
+"
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	${PYTHON_DEPS}
+"
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${P}-deps.patch" )
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package fits CFitsio)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package indi INDI)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package raw LibRaw)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package wcs WCSLIB)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package xplanet Xplanet)
+	)
+
+	kde5_src_configure
+}